Lobyists do it all the time. They champion the cause to meet their own ends or their fee payers ends. When your big enough you have a department that does it for you. Case in point Qantas during the APA bid. The pilots of 89 had an up hill battle convincing the public of their cause it's just they where up against a far more powerfull public perception machine.....the government. But this time around during an election if there are 'events' like the NJS dispute it may help highlight how pathetic our conditions are and because during an election most parties want to be you friend, and if there is an issue that either side could get miles out of then this is a vital time start jumping up and down making noises hence a lobby group. It would of been good to discuss this at least a year ago so hopefully an issue like the NJS fight will do it for us this time around. I congratulate the boys and girls who are taking up the issue. It amazes me to read some of the defeatest posts saying tried that been there. It is only through inaction that the whole pilot body in this country is being dictated to by bean counters. Where only worth what we accept.
To conclude the rant one question......why is it we have the AFAP and AIPA and it takes the TWU to get the ball rolling?
excellent post
I again and I ask the AFAP to come on down and convince me that I should remain a member!!! tell me what they have achieved during my time as a member to make better conditions for Pilots?????? explain to me why the Aviation award has never had a CPI increase????? Explain to me why they continually offered the Virgin Pilots sub standard deals that the Pilot group continually Knocked back????
Explain to me why the AFAP are as weak as piss???? Why couldn't' they represent the NJ pilots in the same way the TWU has????
Does the AFAP realise that it has basically lost all pilots confidence in it and the ONLY thing that keeps most people members is a loss of licence insurance???
As members we need to clean out the management of this organisation and put in place a team that will represent us.