How dissapointing, we waited over a year for our union and management to offer us an EBA which was a copy of another companies eba. Please vote NO if they try to offer us the same again. We need to show them that NO means No. Do not fall for their tactics and threats.
They are trying to threaten us. We voted NO against the EBA -and they need to stop playing games and give us some credit for what we deserve and offer us something that we actually want to work for.
If they offer us less and still expect the same quality off work then I am sorry but standards across the company in the level of customer service will drop. Our carefactor will be zero.
The Australian Aviation industry is expanding rapidly. Jetstar and Jestar international is growing, Virgin Blue with their new aircrafts and decision to go Long Haul is also an example of them growing, MAM casuals are consistantly being hired, Emirates and Etihad are increasing services to Australia and are also on the look out for crew and we have all heard about the Tiger Airways news.
By accepting an E.B.A ("A" standing for Agreement), what is the point in working for a regional airline and doing all the work yourself when we no longer have our 7hr rule or DIL's just to name a few.
You only have to look at a handfull of our crew and see that many of them have flown in the past, and that we are more than happy to work for another airline if it means we can continue to have a healthy and financial lifestyle.
I really enjoy working at Eastern, but if they are going to play games why should we waste our time when we have told them we arent interested.
Vote NO, don't be scared, otherwise you'll be sorry when your working in cruel conditions and not getting anything extra out of it.