Seems that Lusty's belief that Gingerbeer's have more spine and bigger cojones than the kangaroo's flight crew has suddenly got a ring of truth about it.
Gemma Daley at Bloomberg say:
Qantas Airways Ltd has agreed to an average pay rise of 16 percent over four years for maintenance workers, who this year forced delays during an industrial campaign over wages, the Australian Financial Review said.
Qantas, in a bid to avoid further industrial action, will also increase staff retirement benefits to 10 percent from 9 percent, the newspaper said, citing Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national secretaryDave Oliver.
Some 1,500 maintenance workers will vote on the agreement, expected to be finalized mid-January after being recommended by union negotiators, the Review said.
Is time for Bizza and the boys to cut a deal.
But as Ked said
"any pay increase that doesn't include 5% in it for the last two years isn't likely to get a yes...unless of course Ginger's idea of 'ownership' compensates well above and beyond that figure." 