Originally Posted by waren9
Fact of life for any pilot joining an established EBA. Hard yards/negotiation already done by your predecessors. Circle of life.
Not defending the cadets or their actions however
That's fine and I understand what you are saying, however, these scum didn't join the established EBA.
They agreed to undercut and offshore the jobs of the pilots on that EBA. These are selfish people who only thought about themselves, at the expense of every other pilot and prospective pilot in Australia who wanted to be able to live in the country they love and do the job they love.
After all this, the only 'punishment' they get is a jet job, with a guaranteed pay rise after 2 years to the same rate as someone who has slogged it out in GA and gotten 2-3000 hours of real experience. Plus free training from whatever level they were (so CPL/MECIR from ab initio).
It's a disgrace.