I can assure you that the AIPA EBA negotiators have the requisite knowledge and experience to negotiate on at least a level playing field if not with some advantage over the company negotiators. In fact one of them has in the past undertaken a course with the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators of Australia (IAMA) as well as holding an LLB and an LLM from ANU which includes, amongst other subjects, Negotiation.
As far as lambsie stating that “…AIPA COM is stacked with very senior -400 Captains whose sole aim in life is feathering the nests of senior -400 Captains. Current EBA negotiations are a secret as to the T&C's and in fact it looks like the 767 will be hung out to dry AGAIN with some sort of bizarre hybrid SH/LH domestic award.” is absolute garbage and reflects that he has not spoken to any of the negotiators. You will find those that have taken some of their own time to do so have a completely different and far more balanced view of the direction of the negotiations.