IR Scare Tactics Plan SH EBA/LH EBA

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The reason we started these forum threads about, cancelling ME flying and re-routing through Singapore, Pilot shortage, New fleets et al was that through some high level connections there were suggestions that something was in the wind.

Initially this was dismissed as bravado, to our mind(s) we thought they would not be stupid enough to manufacture another 'decline', blame a legacy cost base, greedy staff when they proudly proclaimed a 'transformation' of an airline shortly before claimed 'terminal'...

The first signs of Jetconnect, followed by Network and then the 457 visa over Christmas hiatus, suggests we were wrong.

What is brewing from the people that locked you out after grounding you is a case of wash, rinse and repeat.

Staff will be blamed for no new aircraft, no growth whatever they have in mind.

In the court of public opinion this is high risk:

1. The traveling public have not forgotten 2011
2. The staff have not.
3. Mr Joyce is marginal as a 'public face of restraint' with his remuneration and public comments about things including corporate taxation.
4. The corporate double speak is not really believed anymore than 'banks serve the community' Corporate largess and greed have seen growing disparity in most western economies.
5. The political body will not wade into another fight.

With little in the way of real ideas, devoid of any real effective strategy, another 'management induced crisis' may be all this lot are capable of.


As we stated many times previously, Adversarial IR knows no other way.
Their cockiness is likely a result that there exists little sea room for the unions who were completely blindsided by these announcements to move.



What isn't modeled and calculated is the quiet individual, they plan and actively look for enraged individuals. It is as we stated a very dark art. What they cannot counter is seemingly compliant individuals who use the statute to cover themselves correctly. Every pilot in the Qantas group ought now realise nothing changed, If that dark empire of Oldmeadow left, it is only the sign on the door that changed. The union cannot provide direction or retaliate.; they are likely risk averse. Not seeing the 457 visa issue arising is a serious lapse or vigilance. Any effective action will be mounted individually.







As hammers to them (in IR) every problem is a nail!