Once again its the companies initial offer of rediculous terms and conditions that gets everyone's back up, they spend months and months negotiating and finally, after all is said and done, 3% plus a few sweeteners that benefit people who are already earning good money.
The lowly LAME level 3's, 4's, 5's and 6's are the ones likely to be in the company less then 10 years, so the staff travel benefit does nothing for them, like it was a big deal anyway.
Fuel tank allowance, most higher level LAME's are too fat or old and immobile to get in the tanks anyway, so there is a very, very slight benefit for breathing in hydrocarbons in your day to day job should you be so lucky to get that job.
Level 9 free for life ? well that will do me well in about 20 years time.
1 service point ? what a joke.
and to top it all off
A 4 year agreement, Qantas management once again gets away with giving out a pay rise less then the rate of inflation, and gets to lock it in for 4 more years.
So basically, its looking after those at the top, again, gives the guys at the bottom 2/5th's of not a lot, and the ALAEA are recommending we vote yes ?
Watch the AME's and apprentices leave in droves in the coming years to places like
VB, JHAS, GA even has outstripped Qantas rates of pay.
