I’ve gotta laugh at all this anti-AIPA, pro-AFAP rhetoric going on.
In the context of this negotiation, AFAP agreed to terms with Network (twice) that the majority of pilots found unacceptable.
Then they pushed PIA which achieved absolutely ZERO improvements to the terms on offer, just a re-vote on the previously rejected deal.
They objected to IB up to the last minute, then agreed to it as long as they had 2 more weeks to negotiate a better agreement. But guess what, that attempt failed too.
So yeah, you got to say F-you to the company and I’m sure that felt nice, but industrially speaking, it achieved nothing.
What this shows is, talking tough and demanding the world is EASY! Achieving actual improved T&C’s is very hard.
Numerous AFAP negotiated Airline EA’s have seen pilots paid less than or just above the legal absolute minimum, (Air Pilots Award). Yet they are held up as the master negotiators of our industry. If that is the gold standard, then we are all screwed.