Please pay attention
On the other side of flight crew delivery (called something else now) is the COS admin team! The are responsible for, guess??? THE COS(s)! The fleet offices are whom we answer to. Re-read my post, go to the third floor to see what I am talking about. Man alive. Attention to detail gets you a 1 on your ERAS and Level 1 ICAO English fire wall.
Now, Here's what I think is coming. Take a chair, and pay goddam attention.
-The COS 99ers have been told they can go at 55. They want to stay, including a negotiating AOA guy, but has been told BYE! This is what they think of people leaving, THEY DON'T CARE. We really want them to but they don't. 30% cost cuts in flight ops, remember.
-Next, COS08ers can stay but ARAPA will be cancelled unless you sign the RPs or cancelled anyway. You'll get a new "allowance".
-Next, sign COS 17 which will include HKPA, probably an increase for most but the old timers will see a cut, to basically what rental is now. It will also include RPs.
This will be how they get around sign or be fired. You heard it here first.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Have at it. Flame away.