There seems to be a lot of agro about the senior members of AIPA. A perceived attitude of only caring about themselves. Many of the younger members are very keen to change the Qantas contract, to sell of our conditions to secure flying. I find the attitude of "I must get that airline command asap and at any cost" appalling, and it has been to the detriment of our profession. Airline managers prey upon that, thus the growth of Jetstar, Virgin, Jetconnect etc. It's indicative of the current youth culture of "i want it all and I want it now". If it was up to the junior members of AIPA, we would have voted on and lost the payrise due on Aug 15th to save jobs. Instead, AIPA took its time, and achieved a good outcome without a reduction in pay rate. Maybe its time to respect the experience and knowledge of those who have been in the industry longer and have seen it all before and let them do the job of running AIPA.