Civil Air Operations Officers Association president Ted Lang said a "simple phone call" from Air Services Australia (ASA) confirming their return to negotiations would be enough to prevent the shutdown.
Flat Chat, looking for someone to blame, see Airservices.
For example:
The AIRC agreed to a timetable of events between both sides when they met on 29 May 2002 at the AIRC in the way of a hearing... See the transcript on airc.gov.au
Airservices has stepped outside an agreement made with a Commissioner, and they claim that Civil Air is the bad guy!
Airservices agreed to not take any further action "to proceed with the termination of Civil Airs baragining period until it has received, considered and discussed with Civil Air the comprehensive proposal Civil Air intends to bring forward".
From what I understand the final presentation was to occur on Friday 14 June 2002, yet AsA has filed twice (now) to the AIRC to take action and has not corresponded with Civil Air since the first proposal presentation on June 3.
I also understand that the AIRC is not happy with Airservices again and the way that has conducted itself, they can spot bully boy tactics a mile off.
Sorry if I'm a little terse, but it really p*sses me off that so much work is done and dismissed out of hand by an employer who has no interest in anything aviation except it's profits.
As for an earlier post about Managers: Marketing department in Canberra (for example) 4 Managers, one clerk...? Marketing of what? Please come fly here we are the ATC employers? Core business what is it all about... We've lost the plot.
$10M travel budget p.a. Geez well if maybe some of the Fatcats that worked in CB, were based where they need to do business, ie the major centres then that would be 1/4'd. Bucket acounting, can't get stationary in CB tower, not in this months budget, drive to AWB in Canberra, room full of it; can I have a few reems of paper for the printer... Yes what's your RC code (i.e. who do I bill!)
I'm not saying that all people in Canberra should go, but there is multiple waste and duplicated roles elsewhere.
We have to be competetive but crikey! Need to get a lightbulb changed, tech downstairs, he's too expensive so we get a local sparky with the right ladder in at $1.50 per hour cheaper. The tech downstairs stops playing cards and watches the local bloke change the light bulb. Net result 1 hours work ($40) leaves the company. Tech still gets paid (and watched), but company loses the $40. But it was cheaper for my managers bucket, it's a joke!
This is just one example, there are a lot worse ones.
Like misspent monies: Advertising in the QF and AN in flight magazines to lift our profile... Spent over $250K so I'm told, why? Those down the back don't care. Those up the front don't get to read the inflight mag. Was it a success? Who can tell, perhaps we'll pay some media type to do a survey ($50K) and find out...?
Somebody stop me, I'm winding myself up...
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