Spot on Curtain Rod. It's a money go-round that we mustn't buy a ticket to ride on. However, I fear that we will because the weaker amongst us will fear the "consequences" if we don't. The old "big bad bogey man under the bed will get us" routine.
If they really want to save money, open the bases. But it seems they want us to pay for bases as well. If anyone fears the "consequences" they only need to remind themselves of that fact.
At a time when the Company is making the first Cathay pilot redundant, it is surely time for all the Unions to put on their big boy pants and tell the bogey man to Foxtrot Oscar and open the bases. We don't need to be paying HPE consultants and Forensics Accountants to figure this out.... we know how the money goround works as we have "experienced" the ride before.