The brief is:- 'Keep that rabble of bus drivers (ie The Aircrew) quiet and pay as little as you can. Whatever you save will be shared amongst you as a bonus. It's your responsibility.'
So, CC is going to severely damage our gallant leaders' standing with the 'proper (ie The Businessmen) Managers'. Just do it and watch the panic set in. Then we'll see what they're made of (ie Not Much).
Remeber the Indian Mutiny of 1857, I think it was. The arrogant Brits pissed off the local soldiers once too often. Getting close to that now I'd say.
Play your card - lots of us are CC anyway - just need a lot more.
It's a strong card and they will not like appearing to have made (another) misjudgement.