Thought you might like to advise the crew that it does
work to write to their local member of parliament. I
received this response today, and with this, we can all
only hope for the best.
So glad to be apart of your social club too, thank you.
Response from a member of parliament:
Dear Ms R....(name omitted to protect privacy of writer),
Thank you for your letter regarding Labor's position on Qantas's plans to relocate jobs to London.
I have spoken to the office of the Shadow Minister for Transport, Martin Ferguson, as well as Labor backbencher Tanya Plibersek, who raised this issue in Parliament in July.
Whilst Qantas has undertaken that no Australian crew will be made redundant as a result of establishing the London base, Labor does not support the export of Australian jobs nor the casualisation of eth Australian workforce in any way. Qantas is one of Australia's largest employers, an Australian icon built by Australian taxpayers and a key ambassador for Australia to the world.
Mr Ferguson's office is in direct contact with Qantas regarding the concerns of Qantas' work force, and the Labor party will continue to raise these concerns. We are concerned about any action which brings Qantas' performance as a corporate citizen into question.
Thank you for bringing your concerns to my attention.
Yours sincerely,
Lindsay Tanner MP
Federal Member for Melbourne
Shadow Minister for Communications
Shadow Minister for Community Relationships
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IT'S YOUR JOB TODAY
IT'S YOUR CHILD'S TOMORROW
ONE HOUR AND 50c - THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO BE PRO-ACTIVE.
Apart from adding to the FAAA pro-forma letter (see FAAA website) your own concerns about Australian jobs going off shore it is wisely suggested by a member that you also send copies to the Minister for Transport John Anderson (Liberal) and the Shadow Minister for Transport Martin Ferguson (Labor) as they are the ones who are involved in the policy development of the major parties.
Here are the addresses:
John Anderson
Minister for Transport and Regional Services
PO Box 725
Gunnedah NSW 2380
[email protected]
Martin Ferguson
Shadow Minister for Transport and Regional Services
159 High St
Preston Victoria 3072
[email protected]
just get on the net and copy all state and federal mp's in on this news letter