KM - the Ansett Pilots' Association has sold a lot of their members down the drain, probably to try to guarantee their own survival and that of the "executive members". My guess is (that) the ACTU will (successfully) try to incorporate the APA into the ACTU "fold"
Who gives a **** about the APA? The aim of the APA has been to look after it's members. No-one is worried about the APA surviving as an entity.
The guys who are working there are not getting paid and, most likely, will be victimised by management for standing up and speaking out and/or disagreeing. They are not ensuring their own survival but, most probably, the opposite.
I do agree, however, that the weakest link in the APA is that we are not united. We didn't have any ammo and yet we have managed to draft an agreement that will pay an A320 captain $160k+ for 700 hours per year, $200k if you fly 900.
BTW, the APA are already affiliated with the ACTU...