Bootstrap1, there has never been solidarity anywhere in QANTAS. It's always been the case that if your section is not in trouble, who gives a rats? Now that the axe is swinging through all sections, the anal sphincter muscles are working O/T. I never expect anyone to have my back or look out for me. Been burnt with that misconception in the past.
AlaeaFed Sec
Getting all upset about the past could destroy your future.
That's a strange bit of advice. It's the past that was destroyed that has caused the current problems of today moving well into the future.
NEVER FORGET!!!
The O/T issue is but one of many issues that need to be addressed. Not the primary or only one. The direction of the company needs to be addressed. This isn't going to happen with "unofficial O/T bans". This is only going to happen with a change of the board, and there's only 11 to go.
CASA, unions and even the government aren't going to change where QANTAS is going. Our tie-up with Emirates is making sure we will not expand, but contract. Our retiring of the 747and 767 fleet is helping this also. Updating outdated 767's to HNL but not increasing capacity is doing nothing to expand QANTAS's routes. Pulling out of FRA is not helping either. Making Asia a destination and not a transit hub isn't helping to expand. Dropping BKK doesn't help.
What's the answer? It's complicated, but a change of the the QF board and upper management is a start. NOT reintroducing Dixon and co. is also of great benefit. A management team made up of QANTAS people who look past their five year tenure, and aren't solely focussed on investors returns, not that there's been any for the last five years or so. QANTAS at the moment is run very similarly to the current Federal Government. They will push things through to meet their own needs, can't make a decision on their own without having outside consultancy groups making their decisions for them, and EVERYTHING comes down to the dollar. They have no hesitation in blowing money on wrong aircraft types and marketing. This is all done without accountability, but when it comes to spending money on the right equipment and aircraft, it all needs a business case and committee meetings to justify it, and even then in most cases it will be rejected.
If "unofficial O/T bans" is the best we've got, then we're stuffed well and truly. All those that have had a sudden desire to spend more time with their families, will have all the time they can handle in the not-too-distant future.