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Some basic facts on Freighter PX' ing. (LIAM GALLAGHER)

1. The company's long held view has been that they can roster any of us on the Freighter. Whilst they may, at their sole discretion, change individual trips to passenger aircraft, the pilot had to fly as ordered or face a "missed duty".

Wrong: Fly as ordered - yes, PX as ordered - NO (breach of contract, see other discussions);

2. The AOA threatened legal action in 2009 and put forward a series of settlement proposals where pilots volunteered to PX on the Freighter in return for greater credit. The company rejected this proposal.

Wrong: Proposal was not rejected, it was simply ignored by the company, in the hopes that the "problem" would go away;

3. As a preliminary to Legal Action a number of pilots individually lodged D&G proceedings with CP747, with varying degrees of success. These D&Gs did result in those handful of pilots being excluded from Freighter PX'ing. Buoyed by a modicum of success, earlier this year, the AOA threatened a mass D&G leading to litigation.
Wrong: 3 D&G's were held, all concluded that freighter PX is in breach of CoS, all 3 pilots continued to be rostered to PX on freighters against their CoS;

4. In response to the mass D&G and litigation threat you received an email from the GMA on 10 May. The AOA's recommendation is not to sign the waiver and they remain ready to negotiate a better deal for all pilots, including you. Many in the union would like to see all PX'ing attract 1:1 credit to discourage poor rostering. Besides you are in uniform and on duty, why not get paid for it?
Wrong: No poll has been conducted amongst union members re 1:1 credit, 530 members (sic) protested against breach of contract by signing an en masse objection against freighter PX (the rest just couldn't or wouldn't be bothered);

5. The company expects pilots rostered to PX on the Freighter in June to do so. What would happen to someone who refused to do so is uncertain.
Correct: Uncertain, but 3 options remain: ask to operate the sector, ask to PX on a passenger a/c, ask the duty to be changed. File an individual D&G;

6. The position regarding OZ and Canadian based pilots is unclear.
Wrong: OZ and Canada have REAL Labour Laws which makes forcing a change of CoS - illegal

Any notion that pilots have ever been able to refuse to PX on the Freighter is fanciful. I heard guys talk it, but only seen I guy try it and it didn't end well.
Correct: although a polite request to change to a PX on a passenger a/c is given wherever it's possible, otherwise, see 5 above.