This is a hypothetical, but considering the new IR laws combined with the new 'CNS-BASE-Contract' it might be the way of the future.
What if (again, hypothetical) a bunch of say 200 junior longhaul flight attendants formed their own 'company' and put in a competitive tender to soley do certain destinations, lets say HNL & SFO for example.
The group could provide 'competitive' rates against the rest of longhaul crew , could sell it as 100% compliance with all QF standards on every flight, guarentee all KPI's met for each position filled, and give a forecast of x% increase in customer satisfaction levels to each destination.
Now how would that fit into current industrial laws? Would junior crew do that to get around the seniority system? Qantas has tendered off ground staff positions in ports, to groups of QF's own employees. What is to stop them accepting tenders from crew-groups for certain 'parcels' of work? Have they not effectively done that with the Aus Airlines/ Qantas CNS base?
Again, just a hypothetical scenario I am not suggesting it should be done, but is this a possible scenario for the future?
Any comments? [Genuine comments, not just slagging me for the post!]