Originally Posted by Taildragger67
That article linked to in The Australian - it's by 'Joe Hildebrand'.
That name seems to have been at the top of several very anti-pilot, pro-management articles in a number of Murdoch papers lately (Aus, Tele, Herald Sun).
I'd be cautious before accusing Joe Hildebrand of waging a personal campaign against the pilots. He normally writes kinda "nothing" opinion columns, and it's well within the bounds of possibility that the editor has simply walked into his office (which he probably shares with half a dozen other journos), slapped the Qantas
PR department fax on his desk, and said "Joe, you're our new Qantas pilot dispute reporter. Do a column on these greedy pigs. All you need to know is in the fax."
But I assume his email would normally appear in the Daily Tele hardcopy at the bottom of his opinion columns like most others do (though I don't have it handy), so feel free to email him with the real facts!
BTW, as far as the most recent column of complete tripe goes, I have calculated that based on the apparent average wage Qantas 747 pilots earn (according to the Murdoch press), and my 5 years on the 747, Qantas payroll have underpaid me by a little over $1.1 million. I'm thinking of demanding the money from them.
