Originally Posted by
JamieMaree
Yes, that one…
If memory serves, it contained no improvements above CPI(?) just threats of giving the new aircraft to another entity. I also note that the EA you posted was only active for a little over a year. It makes you wonder why the EA was going to expire so quickly and what was going on during the few years prior to its signing.
As for NAA, that EA expired in 2020, some 3 years prior. There was no genuine attempt by QF to get to the table until just prior to PIA, and that was because the first deal was terrible and negotiations had stalled. Standard stonewalling and threats triggered the only response available to unions in what is a very asymmetric fight. PIA got things moving again and pretty quickly too.
The beautiful irony in all this is that if had Qantas thrown a decent offer down rather than trying to game the pilots, the contract would have been signed possibly years ago. Well before we became a commodity in high demand. The market is speaking and the next offer needs to be pretty good in order to keep ahead of that cost curve.