Anyone who is on the 744 knows without a shadow of a doubt that come next year, with the inclusion of the freighter element, the roster will become, euphemistically speaking, 'interesting'! And that is not even the worst element of what the Company's interpretation of the demise of FACA will mean to all current Cathay aircrew.
Here's how it happened:
- AOA President and senior AOA GC members 'negotiate' CoS07 over a period of months, covering many issues including pay;
- the 'agreement' as presented to the AOA GC, is quite rightly rejected by the GC, and sent back to the Company whereupon the Company withdraw it;
- AOA President, against the wishes of the GC, rolls over, takes no action and thus allows CoS08 to be imposed by the Company;
- as a consequence, FACA ceases to be valid;
- the Company applies its own interpretation as to how the demise of FACA is to be implemented;
- AOA President, having already irredeemably misrepresented the membership to this point, seems to wake up and sends threatening letter to Company warning of 'legal action;
A little like shutting the barn door once the horse has bolted one would have thought. And really, just like all the other letters the AOA President has sent expressing displeasure with the Company, nothing will change.