Merged: QANTAS/ALAEA EBA

[Collando]

Their claim is out of order and we're not going to entertain it," he said. "We're prepared to wait this one out. We are not going to change our view on this. We've got the long-term future of the company in mind more than anything else and if it means that some of our passengers have some discomfort for a while, that will be the case. These people must know that whatever they do won't be enough for us to change our minds

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So another indication of how far he is prepared to go to paint us as the bad guys. He dosnt mind if the customers have to suffer for his egomaniac behavior as long as he wins his holy cause.

One engineer who spoke to The Australian said his base salary of $63,000 made bringing up his children and paying a mortgage in Sydney almost impossible. It was difficult for his wife to get a job because of the "extreme" shift work he was asked to do. "At any moment there are 5000 people cruising at high altitude and their lives depend on my work," he said.
His job had once been considered a highly skilled occupation deserving of a healthy salary, but he was now paid little more than the average wage.
Shortly after speaking to The Australian, the engineer was phoned by management and warned off talking to the media, he said.

So now we are not entitled to freedom of speech?

I encourage you all, call talkback radio,sms talkback radio,write a letter to the editor. The more we expose Dixons mistruths, the more of the whole story that gets out there,the better. This battle has to be won in the media.