so...
there you are. another year of mismanagement followed by the crew getting screwed. the question remains.. what are we going to do about it.?
what are the options?
what can you do?
what are the hkaoa committee doing to help?
the answers are simple:
the option is yours to take..
the hkaoa would have a vastly stronger position if we had all the flight crew as members of the hkaoa. it is no coincidence the cx managers have removed hkaoa application information from the mail boxes. their biggest fear and greatest opponent is a strong and united crew body.
what can you do?
if you are not already a member of the hkaoa, join. if they had the strength in numbers of the entire crew body we would have been able to have the leverage to obtain the 13th month and profit share. consider this: if the fees were 500/month ( average ) then that would equate to 6000/yr - even a brand new second officer would have profited by 14000 by being a member of the hkaoa after membership fees.. just think it through for the more senior officers..
what you need also to think about if you already are a member is to start recruiting the non-members into the hkaoa. there are plenty of reasons why. if you cant think of topics why - have a look at my thread on
education on this forum . what all members need to be doing is talking to non members about the issues and giving the hkaoa their contact details ( email / mob ph ) to hkaoa @ hkaoa.org.
what are the hkaoa committee doing to help?
remember- any union is only as strong as its members. there also is a saying that any company gets the union it deserves.. after years of treatment like this and the outright robbery that has occured not only in this financial year due to the sheer ineptitude of the managers, but in years gone by, is it not time to take a more active part? the committee members of the hkaoa are volunteers. they cant be everywhere at all times and are busy containing the fires the company have started recently and of course in the past. they need all the help they can get from the members. start a recruiting drive. appoint yourself as the recruitment officer for the hkaoa. without a strong and comprehensive membership we are sure to have this situation again in the future whilst the DFO/ CEO etc etc etc all smile and take large bonuses - all paid for by stealing from the crew whilst momentus errors have lost millions. just think about that.
send the email/ mob ph of new interested crew to hkaoa @ hkaoa.org