I think we’re all missing the point here. It’s time to forgive the past and get our sh$t squared away once and for all!
As said by Lawrie, this IS a golden opportunity so let’s not waste it. The only ones that care about the industry are us. We’re the only ones that actually want to be here everything being equal. The rest just use it as a stepping stone and push it deeper into the mud, and we’re up to our necks in it.
There is one fundamental that keeps being overlooked – A union is only as strong as its members.
You can’t expect any union to work miracles without proper backing. To think otherwise is fantasy. We need everyone on board.
These should be wonderful times. There is more money floating around than ever before yet we are still getting screwed. The landscape has changed. We’ve now got thousands of tanks instead of a few guns but are still pointing them at each other, not the piss ant army that is the ‘stone stepping cost cutting collective’!
We’ve got them by the balls but are still powerless to fight them.
I agree with OpsNormal. Lawrie we need to see you and your staff in person visit every operator with an AOC. That includes every backwater aboriginal community to mainline. There are a lot of newbies that need to get onboard. They are the ones that can help us or screw us in the future.
GA is the key. The AFAP support for the Northern Air Charter pilot’s was great. They swiftly helped even though most of the pilot’s weren’t members. In the end, it still came down to the pilots, and they won!
The Jetstar guys know what to do. At least hold out until Rudd rolls back the IR laws. Good luck to you all. The year of the Pilot.