The Qantas
PR spin at the moment is "we don't want a hand out, we don't need a hand out IF we are allowed to
re-organise and re-structure".
Yep, I don't think they really care about workers wages, shift penalties and all that business. At the end of the day the Federal government can remove all our award conditions and it would probably make not one scrap of difference. Everything looks to be heading offshore if they get half the chance. Feb 27 and the next couple of years should prove that point.
The most damaging industrial action I have seen in our industry was carried out in 2011 when the airline was shut down unnecessarily. The amount of money lost in bad
PR, lost sales, IR head kicking fees and staff morale will never be truly appreciated.