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Hold_Short,
"A Union of WHAT? they do bugga all anyway."
Well for a start they are able to negotiate an award even if it is lower than everyone would like it to be.
You sir are unable to even negotiate a deal that at least matches that of the AFAP' negotiated award. You have chosen to work outside of the award and represent yourself to your employers and yet you shift blame to everyone else for your poor T&C due (in full) to your spineless condition.
Over a 30 year career in Oz aviation I lost count of the number of jobs which I declined because the operator said that they "didn't pay the award", yet I never found myself unemployed for more than a couple of weeks. It is about respect, earning it as a good operator-navigating your way around difficult situations be it in the air or on the ground.
Dont give us that rubbish that if you choose to walk then someone will take your place at the drop of a hat. You are right, they will. You are that person.