If union negotiators are presumed to be not skilled enough to be effective, why is having an ex-union negotiator now working for Qantas a problem?
Because the ex-union negotiator has access to the full QF resources as well as the inside knowledge of how the union negotiates. I think it is time that AIPA employ the skills of a professional negotiator for all EBA's that they are representing. The days of the line pilot negotiator are gone and people who negotiate for a living are required. To do anything else is to give the Company the advantage, game ,set and match.