I am not a member, but would become a member if there was some positive commitment made by your goodselves
I know that many people share this same thought process. If every pilot at your workplace got together, set a common goal and joined a union, then you have power to change whatever it is that you need or want. While people don't unify, you are restricting you own ability to effect better pay and conditions. It's a bit of a catch-22, but if you don't all join, then you'll never, never know ... if you never, never go there. As you know Lawrie is not the union per se, the union is made up by the people who are members. Once you're all members, then AFAP has real bargaining power to represent your interests. AFAP then has the numbers to file a bargaining period to try to get the airline to agree to a union collective agreement and improve things. While every individual accepts their own deals, it is individuality that lowers wages, not the other way round because the federal government is playing ping pong by not allowing Unions to upgrade their awards in line with the last Fair Pay Commission's recommended pay increase.