doleque
Wiki is a great source of info but in some cases not entirely correct or perhaps if only selectively quoted gives a false impression.
History???? "1983 the Australian shearing industry was torn apart by the wide comb dispute and the ensuing 10 week strike that followed. The offending combs had been introduced by New Zealanders who were weaker union supporters". (reference wikipedia).
Have you read about the wide comb dispute. It was nothing to do with union support or lack there of, it was about the AWU's head in the sand attitude to new technology. A modern day version of the burning of the spinning jennys in England during the industrial revolution.
The New Zealanders had found a way to work smarter and make the job easier, they weren't alone as quite a few Aussies were using wide combs as well.
Your next gem also indicates a lack of understanding on aviation industrial matters.
Perhaps the sooner Kiwi becomes the 3rd Territory of Aussie , the stronger industrial relations, at least in regards to aviation, will be.
That's a great quote coming from the land of two pilot unions that can't work together for the greater good of their members, unions that allow staff travel issues to cloud their EBA claims, the land of the 1 minute strike and left handed screw driver industrial action.
I think you'll find that ALPA has a better track record in negotiating agreements for New Zealand pilots than their Aussie equivalents have done for Aussie pilots.
As a matter of interest, nearly all the pestilence that has been rained down on pilots in New Zealand has come from Australian owned airlines.
Perhaps it's also worth pointing out, stronger industrial relations only come when the members of those unions have individual intestinal fortitude, in other words a union is only as strong as it's membership.