Unfortunatley th QF Group has precedent on their side in relation to flight crew, ie cabin crew:
BKK based crew working on Aus reg aircraft within Aus and international routes (for 9 years till it closed)
NRT based crew the same (for over 20 years)
Jetconnect Longhaul and Shorthaul AKL/CHC based crew on both Aus reg and NZ reg aircraft
LHR based crew working on Aus reg aircraft (and now cross-crewing with Aus crew)
There was no succesful objection to 'same job/uniform/aircraft... but different salaries' from the two FAAA divisions. One division of the union did try ...
And there is now B-scale Aus based crew... again same uniform/aircraft/ work... but different salaries
So how do pilots think they can object when the practice has been going on for years with CASA endorsed cabin crew?
nPlease -- I am ot having a go - just dont see how it can be achieved - QF successfully set the precendent with cabin crew many, many moons ago.
Do you think the courts will see the difference between CASA endorsed cabin crew and tech crew? (Yes I know the job is very different, but will the courts see it?)
Interesting point though, if pilots win... what will happen to cabin crew who are currently a similar situation?
Go for it !!
