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Qantas passengers to face delays
9th May 2008, 19:30 WST
Qantas passengers can expect delays this month following the breakdown of wage negotiations with maintenance engineers who have promised to take industrial action.
Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said the airline will not increase its offer after the engineers’ union informed him of its planned industrial action.
He said the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association will commence overtime bans from May 15 and will hold four-hour, stop-work meetings on May 16 and May 23.
The ALAEA is pushing for a new enterprise agreement that includes pay rises of five per cent a year rather than the airline’s standard pay offer.
“Qantas has made it very clear,” Mr Dixon said in a statement.
“We will not break our wages policy of three per cent annual pay increases and a one per cent additional superannuation contribution, as we reinvest our profits in aircraft purchase to continue to grow Qantas in difficult times.”
He said the union is in the wrong and passengers may suffer for it.
“This action is unjustified and we plan to ensure all customers reach their destination on these days,” Mr Dixon said.
“We will be expecting some delays during the two Friday afternoons.”
AAP
Can I suggest you split the difference - 4% pay rise - pretty close to inflation?
QANTAS are into the media spin already with quotes like
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He said the union is in the wrong and passengers may suffer for it.
“This action is unjustified and we plan to ensure all customers reach their destination on these days,”
All quite laughable considering what transpired with the Allco bid, what management stood to make out of it and the fact the company is sitting on about $2b cash. Plus then theres the fuel surcharge, ticket price increases, late penalties for the 787 and mooted $1.5b profit.....
What was the increase in profit over the previous half year?
101%.....