Just to answer a few questions. Management are pushing the merger through on Monday. The ALAEA had written with 33 concerns, management wrote back and of the concerns, brushed 30 aside, said yes to 3 of which one was a commitment to install a bigger SLII desk within 2 weeks, that was 6 weeks ago, still no desk.
From memory the results were -
Q1 Are you satisfied with management response - 33 yes (23 from one crew) 88 no.
Q2 should we encourage management to continue with merger 53 yes 68 no. (2 Dom crews in favour, 2 against and most international voted no). (many yes votes from members who just want to get it over)
Q3 Do we have a vote on extended hours rosters (to possibly see if they can run the merger on an 8 hour roster). 33 yes 90 no (2 Dom crews in favour of the battle, 2 against and most international against).
The ALAEA can't prevent them from telling the blokes to start in a different location right now. The fight will take place in 12 months time when EA negotiations are due. Any changes in any port that are against the wishes of our members will now become EA claims for the next round.