Seconds, TL...
Thanks for the rough pay scales seconds. Looks like I was misinformed about Cobham's pay, obviously the TWU has done some good things there.
To be fair, the TWU and the AFAP. An unusual but quite succesful union 'partnership' to improve B717 conditions.
An outcome that two posters on this thread said was impossible, and put 'job security' at risk.
Well last Wednesday April 15th the new Cobham EBA came into effect and the minimum pay rise was
4.7%. Some First Officers will be receiving pay rises in the order of
11%.
The minimum backpay that will be dished out on June 15th pay run will be
$10k, and some former "B scale" B717 FO will be getting around
$22,000 in backpay alone on that date as we move back to
'A scale' rates for B717 FO.
Well done AFAP and TWU.
It might not be mainline rates, but unlike the last 'non union aligned' pilot negotiation team of 2007, no pilot went backwards.
In fact all pilots got pay rises of $7k to $22k per annum.
Just goes to show what happens when pilots get together, work with their union(s), ignore minor differences, and show some balls and determination.
It was a long process though. Not helped by the nay-sayers that bleated "we will all lose our jobs."
Cobham EBA 2012. No pilot lost their job. Everybody got more money. Everybody got better conditions.
Within the week of it being rubber stamped by Fair Work Australia, the company announced 5x more airframes, two new bases (CBR and SYD) and a recruitment drive for 50+ crew.
Cobham B717 FO and DEC job ad The Australian
I'm sure that there will be still some that grumble about the unions at Cobham (AFAP and TWU). But they'll be banking the pay increases while they grumble!!
