Regarding the wage claim:
An idea that was thrown around last EBA was to use their infamous 3% pay rise but applied to the base pay of the highest grade LAME (now Lvl 15) and carry that same dollar amount down to each of the lower grades.
On current base pay rates that's approx $65. 3% for a Lvl 15 but around 5% for a single licence LAME.
An idea that's likely to be shot down by some but acceptable to most, including the company. This would also help to bring the lower grade LAMEs a bit closer to the pay rates seen at Jet* and virgin.