Back in the 70's Ansett used to get 2000 applicants for LAME apprenticeships each year and we didn't even advertise!! We just left the blank application forms at the guard house at the maintenance base.
One idea the LAMEs came up with themselves was to do away with the sacred eight hour day and go from a three shift to something like a two shift operation. This would have reduced the overtime level and resulted in a slight reduction in take home pay, but it would have given them all a three day weekend and produced a slight cost reduction for the company.
Abeles squashed the idea dead flat instantly.