Again the word mischievous was used only to describe the scare campaign - nothing else.
The word was used to describe our Industrial campaign of 2008. The legal protected industrial action that LAMEs took after attempting without progress to attain a fair wages and conditions package after 18 months of negotiation and 3 1/2 years without a wage rise.
The maintenance issues or "scare campaign" came nearly 12 months before our PIA had begun. Maintenance problems were rarely talked about during our Industrial campaign.
The ALAEA is a professional organisation of Engineers with a joint function. We are the industrial advocates for 3000 members around the country and also have a Technical Department with its own seperate committee to address maintenance concerns.
I think it was a little unfair to descibe our campaign as mischievous. Overall I think it was great that you have answered these questions and certainly the credibility has gone up a touch. Hopefully it continues to rise in the eyes of ALAEA members.
cheers
Steve