Hustle the Bussle...the TWU were the first Union to break ranks inside Qantas and do their own collective agreement when before that all unions bargained as one unit and had the collective strength that actually delivered.
No union inside the airline industry is covered in glory but with flight attendants the trouble is industrially piss weak as the women and generation y (why) will not take industrial action.
Flight Attendants are not the sort of Muscle that the TWU generally cover. And those guys/gals are prepared to fight if necessary. Flight Attendant generally are not.
Union Leadership is only as effective as the collective unity and strength of the members and flight attendants are not militant and are recruited and profiled not to be that sort of person.
Truck drivers and baggage handlers are generally of or different makeup and are much more likely to down tools.
I would encourage any V or potential V employee to be very careful before signing up for any collective agreement that you havent voted on. Although once employed you can start to organise as a group and agitate for improved conditions .
The FAAA is a good union although different leaderships have been more successful than others. If V Australia is going to fly internationally you would be a member of the International Division of the FAAA under the rules of the FAAA.
If you were flying internationally you couldnt actually belong to the domestic Division of the FAAA.
I certainly agree that talking to the ACTU aviation section is a good idea if you are concerned about agreements etc and are not currently a union member they would certainly point you in the right direction