Oicur.
You would be correct in what you say about labour costs in JQ, EXCEPT that all the office wallahs and other assorted blunts in melbourne are paid EXACTLY the same money their counterparts in mainline, and indeed in other parts of industry in Australia are paid.
The only people on reduced conditions are the pilots, flight atts and LAME's
Wake up and smell the coffee champ, we have all been sold a pup.