eden99
thanks for your comments, its a shame you aren't on the union.You obviously know someone who is and are quite knowledgable yourself.
This qantas forum thread has been almost dormant for days since the seniority issue has been raised. Obviously many of the regulars are senior and still hoping it will go away without further enflaming the topic or god forbid that it should get legs and run.
What eden99 says is important for the 80% who are effected. I know one senior f/a who bid for a trip with a friend and got the trip but not with their colleague.As stated earlier with instances like these up to 80% get effected.
Simon I'm glad you get something at half way seniority. That doesnt help your wife or anyone who for the last 5 years or longer who have got nothing, and have very little in the future until they achieve 25 years to look forward to.
Everyone, Simon says just wait and bear with it and learn to live with it. Im glad your not my husband - your poor wife. If you want to make an omellette sometimes you have to break a few eggs, have you ever rocked a boat? Im glad your not an official of the FAAA. or maybe you were - a former one. No im not a company collaborator as you accuse, just someone who has a different opinion to you who is looking at everones overall interests, including those junior to me.Its funny, we are all part of a union to give us a united strength, yet this issue is showing how truly concerned you are with your colleagues getting a fair go, or being treated equally. Or is it some are more equal than others.United on pay but nothing else maybe?????
I've realised in the last few days it is almost a crime to consider those junior or those who are not as well off as yourself. lets treat them as though they dont have an issue.
No, lets not play with it we could get something worse. Or maybe we might get something for everybody, both us and the company.It may even offer some job security - who knows? Change is both risk and opportunity. Change is what the world does. Change gives us variation. Maybe we need to consider a new system which will make us an attractive workforce and give everybody something. Simon you do realise for some unknown (or known) reason we are not as emloyably attractive as short haul. You do realise there are serious changes in the industrial relations arena.
You can either confront the new playing field and be constructive and productive or hide, do nothing, just gripe and hope it will magically disappear. Similar to the regulars on here over the last few days.
And no I am not on the union either, I am a member though.
