You know....
The simple reality is that the time to negotiate with QF was way back during the last FAAA executive.
Back then the idea of hard core industrial action was probably not going to achieve much - and it didn't.
Now, the gloves are off and QF have entered the ring with powerful new laws on their side (thanks Howard).
In my humble opinion, the FAAA should insist QF stick to our current EBA provisions - no matter what they threaten.
Please don't yell that the AKL base would have got ALL our LAX trips had we not given the dispensation. The cold reality is that it would not have been sustainable beyond one bid period or two at maximum. Wouldn't have looked much different to the current complement anyhow.
So come on guys - fight the fight when the fight is right!
Protect our current conditions and tell QF they are not negotiable.
