Without making a statement on the value of the offer or whether the AFAP supported the original agreement; the management's behaviour since the negotiations is outrageous.
It's amazing that the management of Pearl/Paspaley think that they can negoiate an agreement and have it signed off by the AFAP so it can go out to a vote; then change the body of the agreement(to their advantage, and with disregard to the legal implications of some of the clause changes) and expect that the pilots will accept the deal. As an example, would you buy a car for an agreed price with agreed options, only to find that when you went to take delivery that it now didn't come with wheels or a radio as the dealer wanted more profit? Who's going to be stupid enough to agree to get shafted in this manner?
Pearl has gone from a company that had people knocking on the door wanting a job and with a good relationship with CASA,to a basket case in the regards to recruiting( the CP's memos now come with a plea for pilots to recommend potential pilots, as the continual advertisements aren't working) and their relationship with CASA is not what it has been in the past.
Until the management of Pearl/Paspaley realise that this sort of behaviour is unacceptable and that Pearl isn't at the top of pilot's wish lists for employment and conditions anymore(if it ever was), then the situation won't improve.
