Nosedive, for your benefit I will elucidate.
I am not talking about union representation for Freedom pilots, I am talking about the very fact that NZALPA ALLOWED AIR NZ to establish a subsiduary airline which would constitute nothing less than a latent threat to Air NZ 737 pilots terms and conditions.
Since it's inception Freedom has overtly threatened to cruel your precious contract.
The time to oppose this has been and gone. One thing I learned in the short time in which I was 'employed' by Air NZ ............Never trust the bastards. So why did ALPA?
Like it or lump it, your attitude to the Federation will only assist the company in their efforts, perhaps a more co-operative approach to the so called sc*#s would provide that much needed united front.
Whiskery, FYI in 1999 Singapore Airlines made a formal and public offer of $500 million for News Ltd's 50% share of Ansett. In fact they even completed due diligence before Kiwi perochialism destroyed their efforts (I would cause it buisness ignorance except that would be too kind)