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Old 3rd Dec 2020, 08:27
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Ken Borough
 
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No, my comments aren't narcissistic.

Here a a couple of reasons why QF lost its ground handling contracts:
1. QF had outpriced the market as the third party providers were seriously competitive and able to offer lower rates because of their efficiency gains..
2. The TWU was always at war with QF, often on strike and also sought their brothers to support them. If they weren't on strike, they often applied bans of some kind. As a result, QF became an unreliable service provider.

The TWU is now enjoying its just desserts. While it's impossible to have sympathy for the union as a body corporate, the same doesn't generally apply to its rank and file who were, or are, led along by the nose.
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