A pyrrhic victory is still a victory
What's been worrying me for a long time now is that the lil' tacker MUST win this at any cost.
It's not about the money, ie his money. If he wins he gets "x dollars", if he loses he gets "x dollars minus 5%", there's bugger all in it.
Why must he win?
He's still young with plenty of CEO life left in him. If he loses this he won't get a job as CEO of a toilet paper factory let alone another airline and if he has to, he will destroy this airline.
He won't be remembered as the guy who killed Qantas, he'll be remembered as the guy who busted up the unions.
The govt does not want to get involved. If they side with the unions, there's no more Grange/Ipads/upgrades or free Chairmans Lounge memberships. If they side with Qantas they alienate the electorate. Gillard, Albanese et all are locked in the bedroom with the blankets pulled up over their heads hoping & praying that this thing will go away.