Gobble, it wasn't about the salaries.
You sure about that? VIPA Executive Director Simon O’Hara says differently, from the murdoch press:
"What we're saying essentially is that Virgin Australia's bank statement is back in the black in good part because of the effort of the loyal workforce and that loyal workforce needs to be paid accordingly," Mr O'Hara said.
He said the union was unhappy with the remuneration offered and the way in which the EBA negotiations had concluded with the addition of last-minute amendments.
He would not quantify the difference between the union and company on pay, but said the pilots were not necessarily looking for parity with Qantas.
"If the main competition in the market domestically is Qantas, then it's time that the pilots who are driving the reforms and bringing forward greater competition get a share of those profits and get paid accordingly."
Just to recap.
Current
Base Pay
EMB $152,710
B737 $190,889
A330 $199,369
Proposed
Base Pay
EMB July 2012 $164,927, July 2015 $185,504
B737 July 2012 $198,525, July 2015 $217,986
A330 July 2012 $217,312, July 2015 $256,146
FO’s on 65%/60%/55%
I never bet my left one, but I’ll put money on the above wages not getting any better overall. Some may go up, but it will be at the expense of someone else.
