When the major event that can't be mentioned here occurred, I suggested that it was paralleling the great NSW railway strike of the early 1900s. Many similarities occurred in both including bringing in the military, alternative labour and placing the later arrivals first on the seniority list.
However when the dust settled after the unspeakable event, then the 2 disputes were very different. Unlike the railway strike nothing political was organised by the pilots or the industry.The railway workers went into politics and from that their reps became Prime Minister and NSW State Premier.
Why the different results? If we could come up with an answer on that then we may be able as an industry to work out an action plan.
Wunwing