Originally Posted by
Capt Claret
What '89 pilot strike?
I don't recall there being a pilot strike in '89 and I was certainly in the industry at the time.
As I recall there was a 9-5 campaign, where something like 80% of the daily traffic was carried but no strike - AOD "cease work as a protest".
Ahem!
I'm not sure how to break this to you, Captain...
It has been described as "One of the most expensive and dramatic industrial disputes in Australia's history".
That ardent trade-unionist, Bob Hawke, got involved - remember?
Further ... Discussion of that subject on PPRuNe is discouraged, OK?
p.s. Just an afterthought... Your above post was a classic wind-up and I fell right into it. D'oh!