I say again;
WHERE IS YOUR OWN SPIN DOCTOR????
Do you not understand that unless you can respond with headlines that counter this you are doomed because you won't have public opinion on your side?
Don't you understand that it will be TOO LATE to counter this at the time of a strike?
DO you not understand that truth or otherwise will not help you here? Most of the public will not read beyond the headline.
Do you not understand that Qantas is painting a very unflattering picture of its pilot workforce and you are doing nothing to counter it?
Where is the story "A day in the life of a Qantas pilot?" and similar stuff you should be putting out?
Pilots stand to pocket $200,000 each
QANTAS pilots stand to pocket almost $200,000 each on average if the airline caves into their demands, with the lion's share going on two free tickets a year to anywhere in the world.
Figures obtained by the Herald Sun reveal the pilots' claim for a pay rise, added job security and perks such as free flights, would total $317 million - an average of about $190,000 for each of the airline's 1700 flyboys.
Almost half of this - an estimated $145 million - would go towards pilots seeking two free premium economy seats to any overseas destination as a pay-off for Qantas being able to determine when they take their annual leave.
Other costs include a 2.5 per cent annual increase in wages over three years and a re-classification of what each level of pilots is paid, such as raising Boeing 767 pilots to the higher A330 rate (a more than 10 per cent increase) and the Boeing 747 to the A380 pay rate (a 5 per cent increase).
An average 747 pilot earns $350,000 a year and the top pilots earn up to $500,000.
Pilots are preparing to go on strike for the first time in more than two decades, a move that threatens to cripple the national carrier.
The pilots said yesterday that they were striking over job security.
Pilots stand to pocket $200,000 each | Herald Sun