It's very simple. CX management has had several years of opportunity to prove that the mantra of "share in the good times/share in the bad times" was something more than propaganda. Well, the verdict is in: when times were tough, they always expected us to sacrifice. When times were good (multi-Billion $$$ profits), well, they found reasons why we shouldn't get our fair share (always the same excuses, "tough times around the corner", "market forces" blah, blah blah). No doubt we are about to hear the same excuses again (and well done AOA for a well documented article demonstrating the unerring coincidences correlating their "doom and gloom" messages with contract negotiations). After 20+ years of listening to their inane drivel, this time I will just throw it back at them. SLS...? The answer will be NO. Sign or be Fired ? See you later, not interested anymore (and goodbye trainers and STC's). Basically, they are a predictable bunch of incompetent and narcissistic w*nkers (rhymes with 'banker'). If you want loyal, dedicated and hard working CAREER aircrew, you had better start treating them as such. Starting with the realisation that HKPA is a failure (and not even indexed for almost a decade ffs !). Everyone who considers themselves a professional airline aviator, know that you have a real skill that is in demand. As for our managers, the airline would continue to hum along without nearly every single one of them (in fact, would probably do much better, eg: fuel hedging). Throw all the negativity back at them, ridicule them and let them know your life, career and dignity will long outlast every single one of them.