From the ALAEA Federal Secretary.....
TO: ALL QANTAS ALAEA MEMBERS COVERED BY THE LAME EBA
RE: PROTECTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION AUTHORISATION
Notice of authorisation is given to ALAEA members covered by the Licensed Aircraft Engineers (Qantas Airways Limited) Certified Agreement (EBA7) to take industrial action in regard to supporting or advancing our claim for "The securing of and maintaining aircraft maintenance work in Australia" made in respect of the proposed collective agreement (EBA8).
Following the giving of this authorisation the action if it is to be protected action, cannot take place until after a "protected action ballot" is conducted of the employees covered by the "Notice of Bargaining Period" and proposed to be covered, by the new EBA8. To do this the ALAEA needs to obtain an order from the Australian Industrial Relations Commission that will authorise a protected action ballot to be held and hold a protected action ballot that may authorise the industrial action. Depending on the result of the ballot the action may or may not proceed.
"The protected action so authorized is the banning of routine work, routine Certification or any release to service on aircraft VH-OJQ and VH-OJO for normal service until such times as the said aircraft have undergone afull "D" type check inspection by Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers licenced on the type of aircraft, in a CASA approved maintenance facility within Australia under Qantas CAR 30 approval; and to ultimately cause such work to be brought back into Australia"
Lets get ready to RUMBLE!!
