And yet, in the middle of all of this, unionized labour means costs for operators are increasing. Unionized Pilot and AME costs in Northern Europe and the USA are the primary reason why lower cost operators like Inaer, NHV etc (and others from outside of Europe completely) are wiping the floor with CHC and BRS at the moment.
A pay rise when oil price is down 70%?!
Why an operator would ever voluntarily unionize the workforce I have no idea.