There is one singular agenda on CN and TL's mind - break the union.
1. Cull LAME numbers, by the hundreds. Watch for AJ's announcement on the 27/2 and thereafter as they continue to seek efficiencies.
2. Beef up management (no expense spared here) - Ops managers, everywhere - WHY?, in this time of financial distress.
3. HR manager - Ex Senior Counsel of Freehills worked with Patricks on waterfront reforms (the scenario sounds very familiar).
4. Changes to maintenance planning. ie less work.
5. Cat A certifiers. And a contract workforce probably already in training, think, the Americas and Philippines.
6. Retiring of the legacy fleet, less work again, more LAMEs ... gone.
7. An onside LNP government demanding that the airline "get it's house in order", ie, attack their workplace conditions, with their blessing.
For those still standing expect an EBA negotiated on a one way street.
Rostering, redundant licenses, grade levels, customer type payments, penalty rates maybe even redundancy clauses are all up for the axing in one way or another. The airline has spent quite some time, resources and money gearing up for this 'war' whilst we go about doing a decent days work.
Are you getting the picture and that warm and fuzzy feeling that you're a valued employ? Hang on to your hats (and wallets) boys and girls coz these guys are out to shaft you.
And if you believe them, there will be a better and more prosperous QE at the end of all this.