Salary Update!
Just off the wire;
Ladies and Gentlemen
SALARY NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
As you are aware, we have been in salary negotiations all of this week. AOA Australia, AOA Canada and the HKAOA were all separately represented during the negotiations, and an independent Bargaining Representative from Australia was also present.
The talks have been constructive and this morning the Company presented an offer in response to the proposals presented by your Associations.
After several hours of detailed study and further negotiations, your Negotiating team was able to accept the Company's offer, which will now be presented to the three General Committees with a recommendation for acceptance. It will take some time, but hopefully not too long, for the respective GC's to decide on the recommendation from the Negotiating Team, after which the membership will be asked to vote on the offer.
More, detailed information will be circulated to you as soon as possible.
Thank you all for your patience over the past few months since we first submitted our proposals on salary increases.
John Findlay
Assistant General Secretary Professional
for and of behalf of the Negotiating Team for
AOA Australia, AOA Canada and the HKAOA
17 December 2010.