DEC = Direct Entry Captain. See below from AIPA from a meeting on 9 June between JQ and AIPA over the employment of pilots outside the JQ EBA:
"At this meeting, AIPA sought a commitment from the Company that it would not employ these Cadets and First Officers outside of the EBA. Unfortunately, the Company did not provide any such commitment. Instead, the Company demanded “flexibilities” which included:
the ability to integrate overseas Captains into the Jetstar seniority list where vacancies are created by existing Captains leaving;
the ability to import pilots from overseas and roster them to work within Jetstar to address seasonal fluctuations in demands; and
the ability to impose bond requirements on Cadets which are more onerous than those set out in the EBA."
Lawrie
Have the same demands been made of the Federation?
Were the Federation in attendance at the same meeting?
I told you there was something sneaky on foot with regards to the rank of captain.
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