Qf LAME EBA Negotiations Begin

[Ngineer]

Spannertwister, I agree that the car lease thing is only one of many issues and nothing to get emotional over. However it is a condition of our award and without competition (as Ampclamp rightly points out) it is one that we will be shafted over. That is a no brainer, and well worthy of a mention in our agreement for fairer and better conditions.

[Bootstrap1]

You might want to see about daily overseas travel allowance being paid at the same rate as AMEs.

[BrissySparkyCoit]

You might want to see about daily overseas travel allowance being paid at the same rate as AMEs.

That's a good point. Around 7 or 8 years ago, as an AME delegate, we presented a claim for the AME's to be paid the same allowance as LAME's when seconded interstate, arguing that we eat at the same restaurants, stay at the same hotels and have our uniforms/clothes cleaned at the same dry cleaners. The response back was they would increase the domestic allowance to that of LAME's as long as we accepted a reduction in the international allowance to that of LAME's.....

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

The claim is in guys.

[QFBUSBOY]

Currently Advertised-History Repeating Perhaps?

Just noted this ad at Rishworth Aviation.These are for Australian positions.Maybe Qantas are planning a 'secondary' workforce, but are preoccupied with the A380.It will be interesting to see if they are going to drag out these negotiations to force a campaign of industrial action.
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[sky rocket]

I hear they are cold calling ex QF Lames trying to lure them back as casuals.

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

Interesting. The boys are in negotiating as I type.

[hadagutfull]

I saw this quote by Micheal Moore..... I modified 1 word but thought it appropriate in the current climate.....


"These bastards who run our company are a bunch of conniving, thieving, smug pricks who need to be brought down and removed and replaced with a whole new system that we control.”



couldnt have said it better myself........

[nosebleed999]

hadagutfull

If that's how you feel then do us all a favour and leave. I know in Cairns getting rid of the deadwood over the last few years has improved moral immensly.

[HARDNUT]

Nosebleed999

Bleeder ,You obvoiusly dont work in Cairns. Or if you do you are one of the "Core group" that the DMM's have selected. Therefore you don't receive the victimisation/harassment/discrimination the rest of us cop!!
As for getting rid of the deadwood,you have to be joking.In Cairns you have lost some of the best engineers going around. (now they are working for the competition and taking your work )

In Cairns aircraft with nil defects transit without delay,but if one of the engineers with high moral happens to get even the slightest defect or an MEL application,you can expect a healthy delay.

The days are gone of cairns being a can do station. There is only a few competent engineers left and they aren't valued because they dont kiss ass!!!!

[SeldomFixit]

Has Alfie called it a day ?

[magic8]

Agree with Hardnut-from what we hear that port up North the last place anyone would go.We also hear that after EBA sorted out more LAMEs will be on the way out as station is hugely over staffed and over managed.
Anybody up there with any more info.

[WOLVERINES]

The word from higher management is Dmm's and senior LAME's will have to be reduced. Ratio of supervision is nearly 1 to 2 workers.

I hear that management will be relieved when the DMM's are replaced with a station engineer,because no-one wants to be accountable for their treatment of certain employees up there in Cairns.

[BLF Goon]

Seldomfixit

Yes Alfie took a package about 3 years ago, last time i saw him he is going really well.

[BLF Goon]

Wolverines

When the axe falls these people could pick up jobs at the railways.

Kuranda scenic railway that is.

[fixitdude]

Great to see you at the MEL HMaint BBQ last night SP. Yet another night away from the family! Your dedication is amazing.... and very, very much appreciated. Thanks!!

[Righty Tighty]

Hi Guys,
Just a different point of view re Jetstar A330 work.
Some of us now employed by Jetstar are ex QF Engineers,yes your mates,
25 to 35 years with the white rat and pushed out by QF managment.
It put a smile on our faces when we were hired,as some northern Dmm's,
put it"I didn't see that comming"
I can't say Jet * managment are any better but at least we can just go to work and do our job.
And also,yes we are members of the ALAEA,in time I think with us ex QF boys now in you will see the membership increase,all I here on the floor is
"look at what the ALAEA got for Virgin"
So when you bag Jetstar Lames,just think we were working next to you not that long ago.
Ps eng change in SYD next week,hope you see a few old faces and help us out.

[division1]

The Jetstar eba would have been quite attractive for a
1 or 2 type lame, but losing that crass QF management style
must have been the biggest carrot in the whole deal.

[poison pen]

After reading the latest email from our trusted and respected management it seems that we are headed down the path of conflict again.
$120 Million is a drop in the ocean compared to what they spent fighting us.

[lamem]

Dutch fishing

Can anyone verify the rumour that the QF dutchman had a fishing trip recently with some of the Line engineers. Bet the local manager feels uncomfortable about that? He won't have looked good at the end of the day.