Qf LAME EBA Negotiations Begin

[Nudlaug]

Great move and show of support for the traveling public by the ALAEA. Not the greedy bastards but happy to help, unlike management with snouts in troughs all over the place.

[Talkwrench]

Good decision ALAEA

Yes. A completely understandable decision by the ALAEA to call off next weeks PIA, given the Tiger situation.

Any reasonable person can see it's the appropriate thing to do.

The record will demonstrate that the ALAEA have done everything possible to minimise the impact on the travelling public whilst exercising their legal rights to settle the current EB negotiations.

I'm sure this fact will be noted by the regulatory bodies that oversee the EB process.

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

Yes guys have called a halt to play for this week. Notice will come out tomorrow. We waited 18 months last time, another week won't kill us.

[ejectx3]

Well done Engees...nice 'human' move.

[amos2]

Oh Boy!...wot a bunch of losers!...balls, you need balls!...

...and you've just shown you have none!

[buttmonkey1]

yeah, a nice humanitarian gesture,
industrial action in good faith.
alan joyce sending a warm and fuzzy e-mail, .

[BrissySparkyCoit]

Amos.....bugger off you paracite.

[UPPERLOBE]

"Oh Boy!...wot a bunch of losers!...balls, you need balls!..."

Yep, just like those who were prepared to pirate the whole airline for a bag of gold.

BSC... don't feed the troll.

[Arnold E]

The record will demonstrate that the ALAEA have done everything possible to minimise the impact on the travelling public whilst exercising their legal rights to settle the current EB negotiations.

Yep, and that's fine, as long as the travelling public know that this is the reason the action has been called off, otherwise it is an oppertunity lost. What arrangements have been put into place to make known the fact that the engineers have done this for the sake of the travelling public. If arrangements haven't been made before you take such action, then I question the leadership.

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

I announced that it was called off due to Tiger in the channel 9 studios today, then went to see 7 and 10 plus a host of radio stations. No need to question our leadership.

[Arnold E]

Fair enough, but we saw bu##er all here in Adelaide, so the travelling public here at the arse end of the world, just say Ta.

[Lean Sigma]

Big home run scored today from the ALAEA team.
Great leadership and decision by the exec.
This is why we will win the war.

[Arnold E]

This is why we will win the war.

I certainly hope so.

[Jethro Gibbs]

A Huge % of the public would not even know what ALAEA is in the end this decision will mean nothing and no points will be given by the public who are not even involved in any EBA.

[Jethro Gibbs]

TIGER CABIN ANNOUNCEMENT: Please return your seats to the upright position. Our work experience pilot has to return to his cleaning job.

[Arnold E]

A Huge % of the public would not even know what ALAEA is

I agree

in the end this decision will mean nothing and no points will be given by the public who are not even involved in any EBA.

I dont agree, if, as Steve says, that the reason that the industrial action has been called off is given to the public, then I think they will be sympathetic, but, the information has to get out, it looks like Steve did all he could, if some of us missed that info, then at least I hope the majority of people heard the reasons.

[Jethro Gibbs]

the information has to get out

I have only seen it reported in one media outlet and I was looking for it.

[Arnold E]

I have only seen it reported in one media outlet and I was looking for it.

This is the point I am making, follow up is necessary.

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

I haven't seen it reported at all but I am watching the footy. Good feedback is coming in to our website from members of the public though (more than the negative feedback when we announced action). A couple of examples -

Hi, just want to say I respect your right to take industrial action when your organization feels it necessary. But I highly respect your decision to cancel or postpone your action to help out with the Tiger issue. Well done to you !! Hope you get what you want when in your discussions/negotiations going forward regards

I'd just like to congratulate your members for calling off your industrial action in light of the shutdown of Tiger and the confusion that has caused.

It is a good, community focused decision. Sometimes we need to put our immediate wishes aside for a while, for the greater good. I think you have made a wise decision.

Good luck with your campaign on the future.

[Jethro Gibbs]

I Agree with you but the media by tomorrow has moved on if the ALAEA think the public care that they have no PIA next week they are fooling themselves what do they put PIA off for next time there will always be some issue just get on with it.