Couldnt agree more with the sentiments expressed about the FAAA getting back together. It's certainly the best way forward.
What needs to be ensured though is that any new structure does not create an environment where the futures of 3000 LH crew are in the hands of SH/MAM Casuals/Jetstar and Virgin all voting as a block.
Thats where the problems arose last time when LH FAAA officials could not live with a situation where their members were contributing half the assets of the union and had no control over the spending of that money or industrial autonomy.
To be honest it would be fair to say that no FAAA officials in the past have covered themselves in glory demonstrating a willingness to put the needs of the whole membership ahead of their own ambitions. And thats SH and LH.
I for one am in favour of a united FAAA on an industrial front working collectively. But remember around the same table will be virgin crew, Jet star Crew , Long Haul, Short Haul and MAM casuals.
Not a recipe for consensus with competing interests
But we live in hope