Krusty; Toruk Macto
In 1974 when we were all members of the AFAP it was proposed that there should be a common TAA/Australian/Qantas Seniority List to cover the event of a then foreseen eventual merger even though it may have been a long time in the future.
It was envisaged the list would have been a datal list taking into to account any who were not in datal seniority (there were not very many here) and from the date of implementation all (of either company) new hires would have been on the common list in datal order.
Unfortunately this was never achieved being fought in the AFAP convention tooth and nail by the Overseas Branch (Qantas) strongly assisted by the NSW branch who had a vested interest in Seniority battles needing O’seas branch support for their cause. Datal seniority was not in the NSW branch interest at the time.
The rule of last on/first off should never been allowed to be overruled nor should separate seniority lists for Qantas Long Haul, Domestic and Jetstar have ever been contemplated. All are part of or are the Qantas Group.
There was foresight in the past but self-interest overruled common sense and the common goal.
The airline operator has achieved a goal of having the employees fighting amongst themselves instead of being united fighting the airline operator where the losers will always be the employees. How Qantas Group pilots and APIA have allowed this to happen is beyond me however, a review of the history certainly reveals why.
Qantas management is on a path of self-destruction; how in the world can you give away all your routes and operation to others and expect to survive?