[rvkennedy]

If demand is low, no-one will miss them much when they strike. If they are missed, basic market economics dictates that they should get paid more. Further, there are two sides to the demand curve. There is supply - how many people are prepared to do the job, and there is demand - how much those who pay them, directly or indirectly, appreciate what they do. Now, clearly there is some variation in the demand - you perhaps have little demand for their services, whereas some commenters value them more highly. So I guess in the fullness of time, perhaps with the aid of a strike for clarity, we'll see who's in the majority.

[estel]

Noone will miss them much when they strike? Regardless of how "large" the supply of cabin-crew is; a strike that cancels flights will still affect my hypothetical holiday, and I will miss them an awful lot. That's more because there's a latency in the training duration and short-term availability of staff, than because there's a labor shortage for aircrew. (My understanding is that cabin crew is an exceptionally competitive job with many more applicants than successful employees).