IMO if they hated their pay rate so much they should have qust quit and go find another job where the wages are better, i bet some did tho, but you won't hear about that because it's not political ammunition

having a shortage of workers in the industry would have forced the wage prices to be adjusted upwards anyway... if it actually was needed

and that also brings up the point that everyone's wage slides down against inflation anyway, and this is by design for both the banks and for political ends (maintaining high wages for the incumbency) and the strikes are pretty much the incumbency