Faaa Newsletter
28 November 2006 ID70-06
Attention all Qantas Long Haul Flight Attendants
LARGE QANTAS MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS RESOUNDINGLY SUPPORT FAAA DIRECTION
Members would be aware that the recent series of 21 FAAA Qantas members’ meetings concluded on Friday 17 November.
The attendance at these meetings was an all time record, apart from the strike meeting in 2003. A total of 814 members attended this series of meetings indicating that cabin crew are interested in the challenges and issues that will have a huge impact on them in the coming year or so.
These meetings had a twin objective. Firstly, to brief our membership in Qantas Long Haul about the Howard Governments draconian anti-worker industrial laws and secondly, to discuss the industrial stance that the FAAA should adopt to deal with the serious challenges confronting Long Haul.
The following resolution was put at the meetings “ THIS MEETING ENDORSES A PRAGMATIC FAAA INDUSTRIAL POLICY WHICH WILL AIM TO PROTECT THE JOB SECURITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR MEMBERS WHILST RECOGNISING THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL CIRCUMSTANCES”.
The voting result was as follows:
FOR - 810
AGAINST-1
ABSTENTIONS – 3
I thank the membership for this overwhelming support and I also take the opportunity to thank many of you for your individual statements of support and your kind comments about how the meetings were conducted.
The FAAA will now try to achieve an EBA 8, which will attempt to produce conditions conducive for growth, promotion and job security in Long Haul. Clearly, our members have understood the realities that face us, and that serious and difficult decisions must be at least contemplated if we are going to have a secure future.
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In relation to the hostile anti- worker industrial laws; the message is simple; the Howard Government must be “sacked” consistent with its laws that have made it easier for employers to sack their employees.
The FAAA will intensify the campaign against Howard leading up to the federal election. We will ensure every cabin crew member in Long Haul and Australian Airlines understand that voting for Howard = destruction of working conditions and job security.
Once again, thanks to all of you for your tremendous support. In these difficult times it is personally heartening and encouraging to see that we are all sticking together in an unprecedented way and that the FAAA International Division’s elected officials have such strong support from the membership.
Written and authorised by Michael Mijatov – Secretary International Division.