We copy below the text of our two most recent newsletters for information. We have initiated Federal Court action against the proposed Jetstar Group operation.
TO: All Jetstar Pilots
FROM: AFAP Jetstar Pilot Council
DATE: 17 May 2011
RE: Jetstar Group Pilot Contracts – AFAP Application to the Federal Court
Today the AFAP filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Jetstar Group Pty Limited. The application seeks declarations, penalties and compensation pursuant to the Fair Work Act 2009.
We have also made application for interlocutory relief (i.e. an injunction to stop the company from continuing to offer the contracts as they currently stand).
The proceedings have been commenced on the basis that we believe that Jetstar Group Pty Ltd has or proposes to contravene the Air Pilots Award.
The matter has been listed for Directions at 9.30am on 10 June 2011 in Melbourne.
We will keep you advised of developments.
Thank you to all the Jetstar pilots who came to the AFAP Jetstar Pilot Meeting held in Melbourne today. We hope to see as many of you as possible (union member or not) at tomorrow’s AFAP Jetstar Pilot Meeting in Sydney
Sydney
10:00am – 11:00am
Wednesday 18 May 2011
St George Rowing Club
1 Levey St, Wolli Creek
Meetings at other ports to be advised shortly
All Jetstar pilots need to take notice, get informed, and defend their Jetstar EBA.
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS NEWSLETTER TO ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES AND ENCOURAGE EVERY JETSTAR PILOT TO ATTEND
If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact Simon Lutton at the AFAP on
[email protected],
Regards
AFAP Jetstar Council
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TO: All Jetstar Pilots
FROM: AFAP Jetstar Pilot Council
DATE: 17 May 2011
RE: Jetstar Group Pilot Contracts - Questions
It is great to see so many of us sending a strong message directly to Jetstar management about the Jetstar Group individual contracts.
We remind pilots to ensure that your emails remain professional and cannot be construed as supporting unprotected industrial action.
We are actively working with the AFAP staff and legal advisers to develop a strategy designed to ensure that all Jetstar pilots flying in Australia are employed under your EBA. This includes initiating legal action as soon as possible.
Below are a few questions you may wish to ask management when they try to persuade you with their two second grabs of “comparable terms” and “not our intent”:
1. Why didn’t the company seek variations to the existing Jetstar EBA before offering the contracts?
2. Why can the contract be changed by the Company at any time at its “absolute discretion”?
3. Why is there no guaranteed wage increases under the contract?
4. Why does the contract deem a pilot to be part-time although required to be available Monday to Sunday and restricted from working elsewhere?
5. Why won’t you raise the minimum guarantee to 800 hours if you believe and intend all pilots under the contract will receive between 800-900 hours?
6. Why does the contract use only “block hours” for the payment of salary?
7. Why does the contract only provide for 9 days off per month?
8. Why does the contract define “a day off” as a twenty four hour period free of duty?
9. Why does the contract provide for a lower payment when working on a day off?
10. Why does the contract provide lower meal allowances than the Jetstar EBA or Award?
If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact Simon Lutton at the AFAP on
[email protected],
Regards
AFAP Jetstar Council