You'll win no friends in the public by striking?
Err not true, if the union invests the time and effort in crafting a good
PR campaign to match the one that Qantas will no doubt launch.
I think it is now time for the ALEA to push the big red "SAFETY" button with the public real hard.
For example, if its true that QF has provisioned for a hull loss in the next five (or was it ten?) years, then this fact should be widely (and negatively) reported.
To me, it appears that Qf senior management are adopting the same approach to safety as a certain large oil company whose Longford plant blew up.
"Do what you can with the money we give you."
"**** the regulations and training manuals, for which you will receive princely rewards"
" Hope that nothing happens on your watch, because you will be the scapegoat if it does."