Where, in all this, is the management's open, truthful/honest explanation of the current "predicament"? They obviously do
not currently have the employees on side and I would have thought that other model airlines' (eg unionised Southwest) success would bear out the logic of a more inclusive strategy in this 'crisis'.
It would be more than convincing if the AIPA committee were briefed by management, even if confidentiality clauses were required etc, and then came out saying "it's all true folks". The credibility gap lies in the fact that management are perceived by all employees, not just pilots;
- to have lied on many occasions in the last ten years,
- to still be lying about the group's figures and cost apportionment now,
- to be intentionally mis-representing AIPA claims,
- to be unable to quantify
any target toward which AIPA can aim, and
- to be intent on the coincidental demolition of pilots' careers in the near future.
The turn-around from "all segments profitable" late 2010, to "International losing 200mil" announcement last month is remarkable! Their figures are
so stark that it should be easy to explain in less than a day, without media grandstanding, exactly what needs to be achieved; especially to a group of employees with so much invested in 'the brand' and whose profession also deals in facts.
All this mistrust does not seem to be consistent with the sometimes-touted world-class QF management. Unfortunately the corollary, and your apparent defence of it as the prerogative of management, is that scheming, deception and obfuscation are real, intentional and inescapable qualities QF employees face in their "leadership".
You said "The employees of QF do not own the brand". Are you saying management does?
