When Thomas Cook bought My Travel in the UK in 2007, the pilots of MyTravel were integrated into TCX based on their DOJ even tho it disadvantaged many TCX FO's close to command. This was deemed the only fair, reasonable and legal way to handle the pilot body and is industry standard (certainly in EU) I'm afraid.
swh - what your now discussing is your working contract not staff travel, if you don't like the contract you signed speak to your Union don't get wound up over other pilots contracts it's what CX want. BTW most KA guys will have their travel fund cut significantly if this goes tho..
I think we have more issues coming to worry about and I'm with 404 etc that we need to stand together.