Konehead
20th Jan 2008, 03:05
Everyone's been awfully quiet about the QF LAME EBA8 negotiations. Am I looking in the wrong place?
The latest I've heard is that the company & union have sorted all outstanding issues except the 5%, and the company have told the union that they'll only get 3% with no sweeteners because of the US Govt fine (and a possible EU one) for the Freight cartel, the share price falling, increased competition (Tiger, V Australia), the profit outlook for '09 etc etc ad nauseum - the usual QF 'Oh woe is us bad times ahead' spiel. Anyone heard anything???
The closer we get to 1 Feb without any info, the worse it looks. QF delaying tactics?
One ray of hope is that on 1 Feb all State & Fed industrial minister meet for the first time in 18 months: killing WorkChoices is on the agenda. I cant see it dead and buried till July though...
The latest I've heard is that the company & union have sorted all outstanding issues except the 5%, and the company have told the union that they'll only get 3% with no sweeteners because of the US Govt fine (and a possible EU one) for the Freight cartel, the share price falling, increased competition (Tiger, V Australia), the profit outlook for '09 etc etc ad nauseum - the usual QF 'Oh woe is us bad times ahead' spiel. Anyone heard anything???
The closer we get to 1 Feb without any info, the worse it looks. QF delaying tactics?
One ray of hope is that on 1 Feb all State & Fed industrial minister meet for the first time in 18 months: killing WorkChoices is on the agenda. I cant see it dead and buried till July though...