Originally Posted by
ScepticalOptomist
Why? The public don’t vote on the EBA outcomes. The pilots do. Don’t get caught up in the spin - it’s not relevant.
Well JQ management seem hell bent on appealing to "the public", so obviously they think spinning a yarn is relevant and getting public backing is very important in almost any industrial dispute.
Look at the support Joyce got from the public via a spin campaign when he shut down Qantas, he never would have done it if he thought there could possibly be a back lash against that action.