Originally Posted by
dr dre
I strongly doubt it. Don’t forget the current FWC Commissioners were mostly appointed under Abetz, Porter and Cash. They come from circles where unions are generally disliked and ‘productivity’ (ie less protections) are desired. 29 out of 38
Commissioners come from employer backgrounds vs worker backgrounds.
If that’s the case it wouldn’t matter what course of action the unions took- qantas was always going to offer up a turd and fair work would force us to take it. The result may well be an airline with insufficient crew to achieve its core mission of providing FIFO transport, which is something that has implications for society in general. Bias or not they at least have to have a degree of integrity and aim for a deal that maintains a stable workforce but doesn’t bankrupt an employer.
Maybe they think we’re bluffing and will be content with something along the lines of what was voted down four times. The numbers leaving now and the mighty ball ache Qantas is having recruiting and retaining staff on the much better contracts they have elsewhere would indicate otherwise. If Qantas get what they want out of this it will be a pyrrhic victory- even more so than the ’win’ they had against NJS crew.