'Going sick is the only tool we have'. Er, no it isn't. That just screws your colleagues and achieves little. However, when a few more pilots decide to leave for the bus around STD-60, after the cabin crew, then the message might get through, especially when they run short of buses and drivers. Don't work days off, write to AS and JA about the lack of salary increase and finally, do nothing above and beyond what you're contracted to do. Do it professionally and with as large a safety margin as deemed appropriate.
Remember, your legal report is 60 minutes before departure. Several of our flights depart at 0700. If you're carrying out any duty at the behest of the Company before 6am after a day off, and I guarantee that's exactly what you'll be rostered before those early mornings, you are violating your day off and the OMA. So, put your money where you mouth is and either grow some balls, put up or shut up!
Whinging on here, as we've just witnessed today, achieves very little.
Harry