i always just think this is a lame excuse from the pilots, that "money is not what we are asking for"...for example, if they are not talking about money, why were they issuing the salary comparison figures together with the "Overwhelming Pilot Support for 'Limited Industrial Action' Vote" ??
http://bbs.hkalpa.org/public/default.htm
and, look at Mr. Findlay's three areas of complaints in that "Overwhelming Pilot Support for 'Limited Industrial Action' Vote" letter...the first two areas are both on money...even the third one, talking about cockpit fatigue/inefficient rostering, ended with the conclusion that the "actual cost per 'stick' hour of a pilot" at CX is consistently lower than their counterparts in other parts of the world...