Update
There was another conciliatory meeting held on Tuesday.
During this meeting there was no further progress on our issues. The main issues being payment for penalty rates and overtime and by including a 'rolled in rate' calculator into our EBA.
Management decided to use the old trick by saying that the Union was not reflecting the views of the majority of the pilot group. They then put forward the idea of conducting a secret ballot to the pilots with both the pilots' claims and managements' offer in order to determine the feeling among the group. The union officials then sought and gained assurance from management that they would then negotiate on whatever way the ballot went.
The pilots held a meeting the following day and voted to allow the ballot process. The process and result of the ballot should be known by the end of next week or begining of the following week.
The votes will be counted by an external agency.
Back of the clock... if you could send me a PM I could put you in contact with our senior rep and/or our union. We are in contact with the S/E section and they are aware of our negotiations and its progress.