To expect sympathy for agreeing to such a contract in the first place is a little rich to say the least. To then become agitated about "foreigners" covering British registered aircraft is a little ironic.
My best mate took the job as it was the only opportunity to go back to his home-country as an Airbus rated Capt. The thing I like is that they will hopefully force EJ and others (Ryanair!!) to have proper contracts throughout the company. Yes the VNV is a bunch of KLM clowns and normally dont have my sympathy at all but on this one it is the only right thing to do: if you get a competitor in your backyard eroding the terms of us all (!!) it is best to go in hard.
