Grove -
What is your average then?
I do not think that 8 overnights balanced over 13 pays will raise my average that much.
You are right we should not have not work days off etc in an attempt to maintain our salary. But you can't fight City Hall, hey?
Anyone thinking we will get more that 9% in this next EBA is dreaming. We will be lucky to get that. The ground staff just signed off on 3%, remember.
Oh and I just have to say that all these crew wanting more money SHOULD START ACTING LIKE THEY ARE WORTH MORE. I realise we are being treated like cr@p but the actions and attitudes of some of our colleagues toward each other and to customers is just pathetic. I am constantly embarrassed at just lazy, rude and unprofessional some of our colleagues have become.
You can blame the company for MANY (almost all!) of our woes. But lowering our own standards to meet those of Jetstar's is only doing ourselves an injustice in the long run. We are the only people in control our level of professionalism and our manner. If people want more money or better conditions they should start acting like they deserve it.
end of rant