Gentlemen,
whilst the satire is extremely funny , and i am sure that the people it's intened to offend are as amused as anyone else its so unproductive.
If being agressive means that you ridicule the people you have to negotiate with then i am sorry i dont think its a sensible strategy.
In my considerable life experience, when someone insults you it's very hard to sit down and do a deal with them that benefits them in any way. More likely it would result in the opposite.
Whilst the management at qantas are obviously thick skinned, it would not be sensible just prior to EBA negotiation to piss them off to no effect.
whilst i do not always agree with every strategy of the FAAA past and present, it would appear from all accounts that in countries like the USA where their laws are similar but not as bad as ours, that the unions that are able to reach compromise and negotiate sensibly are the ones that are at the table.
The easiest thing for a unioon to do and the FAAA would be no different , would be to issue daily press releases outlining the incompetence of the various managers, the appalling decisions and the stuff ups. It would also be easy to details the vast wastage that occurs because of management and the over staffing and stupidity in some of the CCM's. This might put a wry smile on the faces of some of the FAAA members .
But can i suggest it would be like as a colleague of mine once said "pissing in your trousers" . You would get a nice warm feeling at first and then you would start to smell and no one would want to go near you.
This is not to say the Unions including should not speak out on issues and via the ACTU all unions collectively and working together have issued significant media releases and newsletters to members.
I dont think anyone in the FAAA is "afraid" to speak out, as was clearly demonstrated in the dispute when Qantas trained 1000 scabs in 2004. the level of media was unprecedented. But when you speak out you need to be sure that the result benefits your MEMBERS rather than making you the official or the members just feel better or having your egos assuaged.