This thread reflects as badly on the pilots that work at NAC, as it does on HA.
What sort of future aviation professionals do we have here? The pilots have the full backing of a federal industrial award. Their employer doesn't like it. Their employer asks them to sign their rights away. They don't want to. Employer says he will sack the lot!
Who said NO! at that meeting?
So we have a mudslinging competition on Pprune instead.
Ladies, HA has brought a knife to a gunfight. You pilots have cast-iron protection.
Yet you are afraid! Afraid for your careers! Until some of you lads and lasses get some bottle, methinks we are better off with the grasscutting kiwis you threaten us with!
What is wrong with the NO word?
Bust minima? NO
Fly overloaded? NO
Bust duty limits? NO
Knife your mate in the back?NO
Sign my legal rights away? NO!
Get used to saying NO. Its what grownups are required to say every now and then.
"Their employer asks them to sign their rights away."
We are either talking:
A registered AWA, in which case acceptance and signing is discretionary for existing employees but mandatory for new employees; or
An "agreement" which has no merit or status at law.
If the latter, it doesn't matter whether the employees sign or not - in Australia one has no power to "sign away one's rights".
I'm still not seeing any posts or emails from the subject operator's staff, thus assume they are satisfied with whatever arrangements are being made - if alternate employment arrangements are being made.
Woomera
Last edited by Woomera; 22nd Jul 2004 at 23:45.