Originally Posted by
lucille
You may care to recall that the last significant pilot’s attempt at industrial action was pro-actively smashed by a Labor government led by a former ACTU leader. You can’t get any more union friendly than that combination.
Yes perhaps. But the 'requests' back then were VASTLY different to what the requests are today, nor is there a wages accord that the pilot group are trying to fight save for maybe Alans wage accord.... This problem is not unique to the aviation industry as we all know. Theres also a different landscape with fair work, PROTECTED industrial action and so on. About the only thing the same as previous industrial action is the name and the group of employees taking it.
The JQ pilot group also has a substantial number of pilots who were nothing to do with, nor couldn't give two hoots about the previous industrial action.
To a great extent, this has emboldened airline managers in their IR negotiations with pilot unions.
Couldn't agree with you more.