What you are playing games with is the overtime component that 380/747 S/O's get for operating Long Haul..
Are you saying people shouldn't be paid accordingly for the hours/overtime they work?
An A380 s/o on a 175hr divisor will do approx 180 hours tour of duty, 140-150 stick, spend.at least 40 hours in the bunk or on a break and make about 40ish hours of overtime. A 767 F/O on a 175 divisor will do 230-240 hours tour of duty, 145-155 hours stick, spend about 210+ hours on the flight deck with the remaining time lost on long transits between sectors. The A380 S/O will earn approximately 40-50K more per annum. The 767 driver will do more time in a control seat on a BNE- DRW- BNE for nil ADP than a S/O will SYD- DXB. You don't see an issue here? You don't see a problem looking for a solution? You don't think this doesn't adversely affect all of us? You don't think this doesn't contribute to the demise of the long haul pilot group?
Direct anywhere is on the money. Overtime came in when it involved flying arduous multi sector tours of duty and in the classic, little time off. Do you think it's now been distorted just a tad from what was originally intended? Do you reckon that an overtime bill to the tune of approx $70 mill per annum is sustainable let alone justifiable?
This is not an attack on S/Os. It's a cry to stop deluding yourself that there isn't a problem that needs fixing for a multitude of different reasons.