From: Ian Woods
Sent: Saturday, 24 October 2009
To: Undisclosed Recipients
Subject: Resolution for Vote at AIPA's 2009 AGM
Dear AIPA Member,
Re: Resolution for Vote at AIPA's 2009 AGM
The attached resolution, proposed by myself and AIPA Committee Member Captain Max Thompson, has been notified to AIPA in accordance with its Rules and Governing Legislation for debate and voting at your Associations AGM on Monday November 2nd.
To protect your career progress, you need to read the information below, consider the attached resolution and send AIPA’s Secretary a completed ‘Directed Proxy’ if you are not able to attend the AGM.
Background.
· As a consequence of the APA Takeover Bid for Qantas Airways Limited, Jetstar is now considered to be, but a subsidiary of Qantas and therefore not bound by the Qantas Sale Act,
· Because Jetstar is arguably not bound by the Qantas Sale Act, terms and conditions that keep Qantas Airways Limited - Australian and oblige Qantas Airways Limited to maintain in Australia, its Principal Operational Centre, are said not apply to ‘Jetstar International’,
· The Keep Qantas Australia Bill was introduced into the Federal Parliament during the term of the last Government while the APA Takeover Bid for Qantas was it progress, but it was defeated along party lines,
· In 2007, when AIPA’s President, I filed the Qantas Sale Act Case to protect the jobs of both Qantas and Jetstar pilots because as things are, nothing prevents Qantas from continuing to transfer to Jetstar International, flying that is, or has been, done by Qantas to Jetstar International and then crewing all such flying with off shore pilots not on the seniority lists of either Qantas or Jetstar.
The Qantas Sale Act Case
· Queens’ Counsel retained by me to conduct the case on behalf of AIPA have advised AIPA that Qantas is clearly in breach of the Qantas Sale Act,
· The proceeding gives AIPA and its pilot members leverage against further and potentially more serious breaches adversely affecting job security and career progression, and
· The discontinuance of the proceeding does not prevent its recommencement.
Why Recommence the Case
· If the case is determined in AIPA’s favour, Qantas will not be able to globalise successfully unless it can persuade the Federal Government to amend the Qantas Sale Act,
· Qantas should only be permitted to globalise, if doing so, can not threaten operational standards and/or the career progress of Qantas and Jetstar pilots,
· If the Company and AIPA can agree the introduction of a Group Opportunity Allocation List (GOAL) and the terms and conditions pertaining to the GOAL mean that pilots from both Qantas and Jetstar can crew all Qantas Group flying, there would be no good reason for AIPA not to support necessary changes to the Qantas Sale Act,
· The Globalisation of Qantas and/or Jetstar does not have to be threatening, but unless AIPA and Qantas can negotiate a binding enforceable agreement, your careers are at the mercy of global commercial forces.
To protect your careers and give AIPA the leverage it needs to negotiate a binding enforceable agreement, I strongly recommend that you vote in support of the attached resolution. If you are unable to attend the AGM, forward a Directed Proxy to AIPA’s Secretary directing the President to vote in favour of the attached resolution.
Kind Regards
Captain Ian Woods
AIPA Past President
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