With all of the mud flying around this thread it is actually quite hard to glean some facts on the case at hand, so if I have missed the ball entirely on this one, consider this an apology in advance.
Did Qantas crews actually vote in their last EBA to remove the cap on foreign bases!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????
If the answer to that is yes, then as I pick myself back up off the floor, all this thread highlights is just how out of touch some of you actually are. You and your union agreed to this. End of story, rubber stamp and all.
In not saying no to lifting the cap, I'm sure you didn't expect what is unfolding now to actually happen, but you should have! You all know how rutheless your management is and it would only have been a matter of time before they jumped on this one to squeeze the bottom line even further.
Doesn't say much for your reps or your own forward thinking. Sorry guys, you dropped the ball on this one, big time.