As far as I'm aware there are no 'salary cutbacks', the argument the union is having with the employer is the fact that the offered pay rises over the next 3 or

As far as I'm aware there are no 'salary cutbacks', the argument the union is having with the employer is the fact that the offered pay rises over the next 3 or so years are below inflation and this is the dispute they're trying to raise. The thing is I don't think this strike will raise that much sympathy from the UK public, pilots must get paid at least £100,000 (probably more) which is 4x the average salary in this country. I'm not saying pilots don't deserve that sort of compensation, because they do, it's just I don't think the strike will bring that much in terms of public support. Especially when most private sector workers in the UK are having their salaries frozen or any pay rises they do get are below inflation