Kenfoggo, when reasoned debate, experienced advice and co-operative relations are abused, taken advantage off and cynically exploited, all we have left to encourage is 'fear, confusion and panic'.
The company has brought almost the entire pilot body to a point of rebellion. The new DFO has been shown to be utterly duplicitous. The public (and probably the Govt and regulator) are being sold a fairy tale.
The letter from the C and T pilots is the canary in the coal mine. They ignore it at their peril. We ALL know of at least one incident of fatigue/experience related error, and we ALL know it is only a matter of time.
It would be nice for the DFO to explain how, when you have your entire pilot body complaining of fatigue and an abuse of the Flight Time duty limits, suspending our Rostering Practices and introducing even MORE fatiguing rostering is supposed to help ensure 'safety' ?.
....and btw, you know how to 'get' the leave due to you ;-)