It seems a few “Johnny come lately’s” don’t remember the time line and may have confused cause and effect.
For the record, CX management sacked the 49ers in
early Jul 2001. This was an attempt to intimidate the remainder of the flight deck crew body into submission and bust the AOA following the commencement of a work-to-rule campaign called “Maximum Safety”.
It didn’t work.
The Recruitment Ban was introduced by the AOA with backing from IFALPA in
early October 2001 in retaliation to management’s refusal to negotiate on the return of the 49er’s.
It further infuriated the management.
Since late last year the management and the AOA have started working together to try rebuild something of a working relationship. Such a relationship is required, as CX has announced a massive future expansion that is limited only by the ability of the airline to train pilots.
No known offers have been made to settle the 49er’s cases, so the Courts will rule.
Catans,
You may go to the HKAOA page for some history:
http://www.hkaoa.org/public/hkaoa/in...uitmentBan.jsp
The 49er\'s
http://www.hkaoa.org/public/hkaoa/re...%20Special.pdf