Chimbu,
What if the offer was 50 cents and a Mars Bar, are you suggesting take it, because it is a rise, and get the rest later?????
You have no idea of the realities of Enterprise Bargaining.
The logic of take a pay rise now and fix stuff later shows a very poor understanding of the industrial landscape in Australia, and that includes the changes that may come under the new Gov't.
There is no power at all for 5 years once this thing is locked away. None. Nothing.
The management is desperate to lock this away, it gives them certainty in a tightening pilot market, and certainty is gold to them.
According to one of the sycophants "AJ gave his word" that if it got voted down they would not come back to the table until September. Well his word is worth as much as I suspected, he's back with great haste, straight into bed with the AFAP (could you imagine that 2 years ago!) and a re-vote.
If the J* pilots are smart they'll vote it down again and he'll be back. Patience, at many times, is a virtue, this is one of those times.