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Union OKs Qantas deal
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Union OKs Qantas deal
January 31, 2005
A UNION, representing about 10,500 Qantas staff, has advised its members to vote in favour of the latest company workplace agreement, as fears over massive jobs cuts subside.
Earlier this month, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said the airline could not afford to be all-Australian as competitors lowered costs by sourcing up to 30 per cent of staff overseas.
Mr Dixon said if international benchmarks were followed, more than 7000 jobs would move overseas.
But the Australian Services Union said today they had been reassured by the company their members' jobs were not under any immediate threat.
"We have had some fairly intense negotiations with them (Qantas)," ASU national assistant secretary Linda White said today.
"They are not saying that the ASU members are under threat.
"We've taken that as their current position, but it could change."
In a letter to the union, Qantas said no areas of "ASU covered work were targeted for offshoring".
"All aspects of our operations are always under review as part of the Sustainable Future program on a regular basis."
The company also reconfirmed it would not move call centre jobs offshore.
"There is nothing to advise on your question of when a function performed by ASU covered staff will be offshored, because no such decision has been taken," it said.
"Similarly, no decision has been taken in this area that would lead to redundancies in the ASU's area of coverage."
The ASU has been in Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiations since the expiry of the last EBA in June last year.
Postal vote forms, which were sent to members earlier this month, were due to be counted just after the vote closes on Thursday.
So far, just over 3000 ballot forms had been returned by members, Ms White said.
She said it was hard to tell which way the vote would go, but fears of massive job losses were at this stage not a factor.
She said in light of the discussions with Qantas the union had been "recommending a yes to members".
Ms White said the new EBA was a roll-over of the previous agreement with members to receive a three per cent pay rise each year for three years, if they vote in favour of the EBA.
Results should be known by Thursday afternoon.
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Union OKs Qantas deal
January 31, 2005
A UNION, representing about 10,500 Qantas staff, has advised its members to vote in favour of the latest company workplace agreement, as fears over massive jobs cuts subside.
Earlier this month, Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said the airline could not afford to be all-Australian as competitors lowered costs by sourcing up to 30 per cent of staff overseas.
Mr Dixon said if international benchmarks were followed, more than 7000 jobs would move overseas.
But the Australian Services Union said today they had been reassured by the company their members' jobs were not under any immediate threat.
"We have had some fairly intense negotiations with them (Qantas)," ASU national assistant secretary Linda White said today.
"They are not saying that the ASU members are under threat.
"We've taken that as their current position, but it could change."
In a letter to the union, Qantas said no areas of "ASU covered work were targeted for offshoring".
"All aspects of our operations are always under review as part of the Sustainable Future program on a regular basis."
The company also reconfirmed it would not move call centre jobs offshore.
"There is nothing to advise on your question of when a function performed by ASU covered staff will be offshored, because no such decision has been taken," it said.
"Similarly, no decision has been taken in this area that would lead to redundancies in the ASU's area of coverage."
The ASU has been in Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiations since the expiry of the last EBA in June last year.
Postal vote forms, which were sent to members earlier this month, were due to be counted just after the vote closes on Thursday.
So far, just over 3000 ballot forms had been returned by members, Ms White said.
She said it was hard to tell which way the vote would go, but fears of massive job losses were at this stage not a factor.
She said in light of the discussions with Qantas the union had been "recommending a yes to members".
Ms White said the new EBA was a roll-over of the previous agreement with members to receive a three per cent pay rise each year for three years, if they vote in favour of the EBA.
Results should be known by Thursday afternoon.
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3% is pittiful. in real terms, its 0% NOTHING!! and what benefits did they sell off for their 0%?
and thats exactly what qf is like, NOTHING has changed, screwed, again, and again, and again,
would be nice to be senior management, hmmm 66%! an equal opportunity employer! HAHA
and thats exactly what qf is like, NOTHING has changed, screwed, again, and again, and again,
would be nice to be senior management, hmmm 66%! an equal opportunity employer! HAHA
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The ASU has never had any success in negotiating decent conditions for its members.
But at a time when Greedy Geoff ("GG") announces a record profit for the company - made, not by smart business decisions, but by taking away from the "lesser beings" - and awards himself a 66% INCREASE on a $4 million dollar salary, to bring it up to $6 million, 3% is not an insult, it's downright suspicious.
It's suspicious, because it's SO low when compared to "GG"'s monstrous windfall, one can only but guess the REAL motive(s) for being so brazen as to try this one on.
Not only is it "GG", but also those who head the onion themselves.
Yes, I did say "onion", because that's what the ASU leaders appear to be - company onions.
People willing to let themselves be screwed (morally) by a management eager to take on, and divide a workforce.
This 3% is obviously designed to create a great amount of discontent within the ASU rank and file, to the extent that members will desert it, leaving themselves open to Greedy Geoff's 30% Razor plan.
Eimar Moron.
But at a time when Greedy Geoff ("GG") announces a record profit for the company - made, not by smart business decisions, but by taking away from the "lesser beings" - and awards himself a 66% INCREASE on a $4 million dollar salary, to bring it up to $6 million, 3% is not an insult, it's downright suspicious.
It's suspicious, because it's SO low when compared to "GG"'s monstrous windfall, one can only but guess the REAL motive(s) for being so brazen as to try this one on.
Not only is it "GG", but also those who head the onion themselves.
Yes, I did say "onion", because that's what the ASU leaders appear to be - company onions.
People willing to let themselves be screwed (morally) by a management eager to take on, and divide a workforce.
This 3% is obviously designed to create a great amount of discontent within the ASU rank and file, to the extent that members will desert it, leaving themselves open to Greedy Geoff's 30% Razor plan.
Eimar Moron.
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What crap... you mean Qantas OKs Qantas' deal!
What did Dicko do? buy off a few more delegates? Send them off on a pissup to Thailand with their families to ensure Thai people will be suitable for QF's high standards?
Same old games!
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What did Dicko do? buy off a few more delegates? Send them off on a pissup to Thailand with their families to ensure Thai people will be suitable for QF's high standards?
Same old games!
bbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzz...vomit....bbbzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sorry to be pedantic, but actually a 3% gross pay rise will increase net pay by something less than 3% because of the progressive nature of income tax scales.
In other words, if inflation is 3% and you get 3%, you actually lose ground.
In other words, if inflation is 3% and you get 3%, you actually lose ground.
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Absolutely agree sunfish (damn - thats twice!
), but try telling that to Mr Qantas. He does his moron check, then comes up with several hundred % increase...
Hey, Mr Q, you aren't "GG" are you.....?
), but try telling that to Mr Qantas. He does his moron check, then comes up with several hundred % increase...Hey, Mr Q, you aren't "GG" are you.....?
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