NJS Pilots - 97% vote for Protected Industrial Action

[flyingfox]

Thanks Remoak, Aircraft, PAF for your continued positive input to the staff of NJS who are being treated like fools. We all love being lied to and manipulated by NJS Management in their pursuit of maximizing profit. WOG said it all very nicely. If you have had personal experience of NJS Management in action you will realize that they are extremely hard to deal with. They are also at the low end of the integrity scale, so ordinary people are at an instant disadvantage when expecting honesty. If NJS stated their case truthfully and with some degree of transparency they would never have alienated the majority of their Pilots in the first place. This didn't just happen over night. We have experienced their CRM teachings, their 'Team Bonding' courses and their Mission Statements to ad nauseum. When it gets to genuine talks, we find none of the values they espouse are followed by themselves. Lies, spin and manipulation at every level. (The prosecution in the Federal Majistrates Court is an example of how an outside body views NJS Managements' behaviour even in regards to the law. The adjournment of this case won't change the outcome!) Even good senior managers from NJS have eventually jumped ship and taken their skills and knowledge elsewhere after being unable to cope with the NJS culture. This Company should and does get a good return on its' capital and risk. The point is that the staff are there for some rewards too. Just being employed does not satisfy that expectation if the payback gets smaller for every year of service. (And don't give us that 'if you don't like it, then leave' bulldust. NJS has cornered a considerable slice of the Australian market while many of us have been there and working hard for that goal. We aren't looking for a personal goldmine; just the chance to hold on to what we have had. NJS staff have always worked for competitive renumerations which keep us in the hunt for new business.) Pilots and Engineers from this company were all enthusiastic NJS people once until the belt tightening and bulldust load became unbearable. To receive constant lies and spin as well has just become to much. Lets stop the race to the bottom now. A resources boom and strong economy should benefit everyone, not just business and investors. Pilots are not particularly well paid in this part of the industry yet have to meet every standard applicable to others at the wealthy end of the spectrum. NJS has good margins and are able to pay handsomely when needed. (Surveillance Australia can provide some insight here.) We all want NJS to make heaps! They just need to remember whos' skills are letting them achieve that outcome. Other Pilots in other companies take note. This profession does not have to be owned by just 'impoverished enthusiasts.' Hard work, high standards and commitment should at least be rewarded with a 'just' salary and fair treatment. If you employer behaves in a less than professional manner than that which pilots demand, then stand up to them. Some managers only 'talk' when their own threats and dismissive treatment are returned!