Well done Alan Joyce. It's about time someone stood up to the unions/association and their 1970's thinking. If it takes stopping business to bring it to a head, so be it.
In a global market place global salaries apply. Australian unions needs to stop looking at the past, wake up to the fact that the world has moved on and become international.
Competing in a global marketplace needs comparative salaries. Take it or find another job. There are plenty out there.