The proposed overtime banking system is a back door method of bringing in contract labour, something that Qf has being trying for a long time. With contract labour you only bring the people in when you want them and when the work has being completed then its good bye to the employees until they are needed again. Unfortunatly people working contracts will only come if the money is right and Qf has never believed in paying the right money either to its permanent employees or to any contractors. So they proposed OT banking system alleviates two problems for Qf,
1. Employees will only be in the hangar when the Aircraft is in the hangar. 2. Pay Rates will stay the same. No need to pay the workers fat contracting rates.
Of course this suits the ALAEA as people who are on contracts are generally not members of any union and all unions main job is to get and retain members.
As far as the 3% per year is concerned its simply is not enough, NSW police force are looking at between 20% and 24% depending on rank, and thats on top of generous pay increases over the last few years. NSW public nurses are getting 12% and holding out for 16%. So 3% is very disappointing, but its exactly what the company offered in January when the EBA negotiations started. Our 6.6% seems to be long forgotten by the ALAEA.
So in my opinion I think we have being sold a dude by the Association who are more worried by the number of paying members and their own long term prospects with the company.
Vote No and stick one up the Bastards
Things can only get better.