We need to remember this battle has only just started. By Qantas spewing out this rubbish so early it is actually giving AIPA an advantage, because these "bites" from the company become old news very quickly, and they are actually very easy to counter in the long term.
If PIA becomes reality from both the engineers and pilots (and i get the feeling the timing will be very close
) the media spotlight will be all over the two unions. That will be the time to start the publicity war. The unions have so much ammo against qantas management that i think Qantas has shown its hand too early. Look at how the mainstream media is starting to question how the airline is being run.....we wouldn't have seen that 18 months ago.
I think its Qantas that will have more trouble than the employees unions, and they know it.