Steve,
You message has made it into our esteemed newspaper here in Brisbane, well it is on their web site.
I have submitted a comment, not sure if they will add it.
QANTAS aircraft engineers in Brisbane will strike for an hour every Monday from August 29 in the latest industrial action to hit the troubled airline.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association gave notice of the one-hour stoppages in the lead-up until Christmas this morning.
The association has about 300 members in Brisbane who undertake crucial safety checks on aircraft.
But a Qantas spokesman said the airline was yet to be formally notified of the action, due to start next Thursday in Sydney.
In an "unusual twist" by the engineers, the association has offered to provide "strikebreakers" to undertake overtime in the place of the stopped workers.
ALAEA Federal secretary Steven Purvinas said the offer "acknowledged the needs of customers".
"Should Qantas refuse our offer, disruptions would be of their own making," Mr Purvinas said.
"We've been negotiating with the airline for job security terms for nearly 12 months. Any progress that had been made has now been eliminated with Qantas announcing its intention to shrink Qantas in favour of new companies based in Asia."
Qantas is already being targeted by pilots who have been using in flight public announcement systems to raise awareness of their fight for a pay rise and assurances that Qantas flights will only be flown by Qantas-trained pilots.
Members of the Transport Workers Union, including baggage handlers and catering staff are also considering industrial action over stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations.