The ACTU has been running a very successful advertising campaign that has forced the government to spend around $50 million dollars in counter advertising.
Since the new IR reforms are very topical why don’t we (the FAAA) start our own advertising campaign with the JFK issue in mind with something like.
“We are being blackmailed to accept longer hours and a drop in conditions or we will be replaced by foreign workers (AKL based crew).
Who is next…doctors.... nurses…. supermarket staff…. clerical staff…. factory workers…. the list goes on. Corporations will do anything with the new IR reforms to raise profits and bonus’s for boards at the expense of Australian workers”
If someone in Qantas is interviewed and they say yes they will replace us if we don’t vote yes to an increase in hours then it will ring alarm bells with the population .If Qantas realizes the implications of telling the truth in the interview and say No they will not replace us then we have them over a barrel. At the very least it brings the issue of what is happening to the public and the papers at the moment are running with the IR story so it will be in the news for sure.
If we make it apparent that we are not the only ones to be at risk, especially with the new laws being introduced then the rest of the community will start asking questions as well.
I don’t believe that the public is apathetic, the latest ad campaigns by the government is proof of that.
it's great to discuss this in here but that will not get anything done..ring the faaa and tell them we want something done instead of a protest day that will achieve little