What happened ?
Arnold E
basic rundown.
EBA starts - log of claims ( old expired 30/6/2009)
5% increase per year for the 3 year EA and 6 weeks holidays for the permanent night shift.
Company offer back
3% per year plus 1.3% extra for 1 st year only.
Bond for any type course eg. Dash Q400 $12,000 , any new type ? to be determined by them.
and no to extra rec leave
We said NO 97% against
start of limited idustrial action
no O/T and no fly aways for breakdowns
Company started fines for each refusal 4 hours pay for each so called infringement.
Withdrew under the agreement for extended hours night shift roster, left extended hours for dayshift crews 4 on 4 off.
company started 7.6 hour shift roster more fines for alleged infringements
3 rd party maintenance set up, rushed thru Qlink hangar Canberra ( ex QDS).
still no real discussions over EBA
withdrew from all extended hours rosters all on 7.6 hour shifts.
Discovered , reported and ignored about cockpit door security locks.
reported doors to CASA - nothing but met requirements and we do not get involved in industrial action.
wrote up defective door locks
suspension of 6 LAME's more fines
tried negotiating new roster and accepted pay rise offered still waiting for bond wording.
back pay offer removed while shift negotiations still going
shift sorted - back pay back on the table - company NO you only get a percentage.
Shift removed
no further real negotiations
11 guys resign or retire.
redudancy packages offered 21/6
redundancy's accepted 8/7
10 LAME's left 20/7 all others gone 19/7/2011
pay rise and back pay still to be worked out for those remaining
so basically cut 32 LAMES to 10, unable to carry out maintenance in Brisbane turnaround port only ( currently between 80 to 90 per day)
more aircraft coming.
Basically one big **** fight no real winners but QLink screwed up very efficient maintenance base for approx $1000 per person per year
Last edited by Bigdog01; 12th Jul 2011 at 14:23.