For those who haven't yet gone to a briefing sesion, the problem with the MOU is that Jetstar is refusing to take any mainline pilots because the KRudd/Gillard Industrial legislation that came into effect 1Jul09 requires for conditions to be transferred along with the staff, i.e. Jetstar would be forced to pay QF pay rates and all the other conditions of employment. Legal advice to both QF management & AIPA indicates that there may be a way around this hurdle but it is taking time - in the meantime JQ keeps recruiting for its Darwin base. At this critical stage, eveyone should be attending the briefings rather than slagging off at management or AIPA based on a total lack of the facts.
Joyce and Strambi are aware of the adverse
PR effects of JQ recruiting externally while QF mainline pilots face the sack and have indicated support to find a way around the IR legislation.