Peuce,
It appears that you have swallowed the stuff that is being pedalled in the media. I cannot find anywhere in reliable sources as opposed to assertions that Qantas is in any way attempting to reduce their pilots pay.
I can find quotes by union reps stating that they believe that if the Qantas pilots offered to work for nothing Qantas would still not agree to their job security claims. They are 2 entirely different things.
That is in the same boat as Tony Sheldon stating that Qantas is trying to transfer 35,000 good Australian jobs to Asia. I cannot imagine how a bag slinger based in Asia can load and unload bags at Sydney airport. If Qantas was successful in basing 35,000 employees in Asia, that would mean that all current employees including Joyce would need to be based in Asia to get to 35,000 in total.