So what does the survey really say???
Qantas engineers should be on the same pay and conditions as Alliance???
Of coures not! The bloody survey is nothing more than a wank by the ALAEA.
The survey mainly just provides data. It's not an ALAEA wank, we will use it in many ways but whilst you are crapping on about pay and conditions I will tell you what it translates to. I will use an Alliance-Qantas comparison.
Alliance last EBA for Engineers. Average salary was about 15% less than Qantas. Workers however were happy and their management team co-operative. We finalised a new EBA from nothing (no previous agreement) in 3 meetings. The company offered rises of 2% pa, our blokes said no problem we're happy with that. This is what you get from an engaged workforce.
I think you already know what the LAME negotiations for the past 2 rounds with Qantas was like. They could have the Alliance model by just treating their employees with respect so no, the Qantas Engineers do not want to be paid like Alliance because it is less. When you treat employees like crap, it comes at a price.