Get on the phone B3! Tell old mate you'll renegotiate on behalf of all the engineers, everyone to take a pay and condition cut! I'm sure you'll be praised for your efforts, you might even get a promotion! It could have just as easily been pilots in the firing line. I think your anger toward pilots is misdirected. I've worked in engineering departments before and I know many that think only about themselves as well. As for pilot conditions, I'm pretty sure they can't go much lower!