Test the resolve of the local guys and girls?
What they will refurse to operate the Singapore flights or operate them at a lower standard then they do the rest of the network?
Wake up. If you look at the numbers, the Sydney base is over crewed (F/O`s) by the exact amount required to crew another A330. Guys were spared a forced move to crew these fligths. I think they will be pretty happy about that.
Now with the contracts falling over, these guys are going to be base in Melbourne on the EBA. The contract has backfired alright, but only on the company.