Pegasus747's position that " we are all Qantas flight attendants can swap divisions pretty much at will " is an over simplication at odds with the importance that the bands issue has on free transfer between divisions.
Why would any L/H F/A in their right mind transfer to S/H haul in the knowledge that they have been sold out by the very association that purports to represent them and they are not eligible for the weekend bands payment?
This was a cosy little manouvre between S/H Division and Qf designed to keep as many of the L/'H interlopers as possible out of their division.
Pay 'em less and keep 'em out.
Simple but effective.
It is little wonder that S/H didn't persue the overturning of this disgrace (or as Pegasus747 rightly describes it "this treachery"), during their current EBA as promised.
Why would they commence a fight to restore transfer at equal conditions
on behalf of the L/H F'a's that are disadvantaged by the agreement whilst they themselves are advantaged by its application ?
After all they agreed to it in the first place in their own self interest. Duh !
S/H transferees suffer no disadvantage when transferring to L/H and come across on identical pay and conditions.
To add insult to injury , 2 year old "promises" by M. Mijatov to address the issue on behalf of L/haulers "at the next EBA " are now forgotten and impossible to achieve because the two divisions are once again playing no talkies.
To which EBA was he referring anyway ?
The L/H EBA in December 2007 I suppose ?
It is gross acts of bastardry like the bands payment fiasco and the missed opportunity ,just passed, to rectify it that keeps this association divided and breeds distrust in the executive.
Most F/A's regardless of division have a well developed, built in bull!!!! detector.
Lip service and politically motivated rhetoric are as easy to see thru as Qf's world class spin doctoring.
