Arctaurus
There are 23 pilots within the Central Ops that are involved in this dispute. Don't know the exact number of pilots throughout all sections but I think it's about 120.
Progressive update:
It seems that the voting papers didn't get out in the mail as quick as we would have liked! The union and reps compiled our position and promptly got it to the external agency conducting the ballot, however; it appears management didn't seem to be in as much of a hurry, hence we still don't have our voting slips.
A certain manager also wanted to talk to the pilots in Alice Springs and Port Augusta individually regarding the industrial matters and arranged for the senior base pilots to set up interview times for him... until the union got wind of it. The meetings will now be conducted as a group and an industrial officer from the union will be present for at least the Alice Springs meeting, we are still working on arrangements for the Port Augusta meeting. There has been no approach toward the Adelaide pilots for any such friendly chats by management.