The QANTAS thread

[frank foxworth]

What's bleedin' obvious to me is that the International division's rhetoric of 2004 ,set out so nobly in the following excerpt from the newsletter of Feb of that year ,has come to nought.
Two years up the track and at a crucial time with Eba negotiations, the two divs still aren't talking to one another , let alone working cohesively.

So just who is not ringing who ?

Whilst QF flying is broadly split amongst the S/H and L/H divisions and the structure of the FAAA broadly reflects the split in interests with 2 different awards and seniority lists we are no hope of achieving a united front .
Each division's elected representative's look after their own bailiwick .

As indeed they must under their current charter.



Now if Qf were to spill the flying and start afresh with a combined workforce of L/H & S/H ,or signal that this was a desirable objective / agenda for them ,then Hawkeye's vision of an amalgamated FAAA leadership representing both divisions would be the perfectly appropriate and indeed essential response to a similar challenge .

But without a combined S/H L/H award what would be the point ?

Entrenched vested interests will be all but impossible to overcome whilst the current playing field remains in force .

This is perfectly illustrated in the hollow rhetoric of "unity and strength" below . GRRRRRRRRR .

10 February 2004
Attention all Qantas Long Haul Flight Attendants






The FAAA is pursuing a proactive approach to solving the deficiencies of EBA6 with a constructive and sensible agenda with the added unity and strength of negotiating jointly with our Short Haul colleagues to maximise the potential for positive outcomes for all our members.