Qantas Pilots - industrial action ballot next week
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Qantas Pilots - industrial action ballot next week
Message to AIPA members:
Today the Long Haul EA negotiating team has informed me that negotiations with representatives of Qantas management regarding AIPA and its members’ claims, and more specifically the claims relating to the security of our employment, have stalled.
Qantas has had our claims since the end of October 2010 and in the past nine months, despite minor changes, the material effect of these claims has remained the same throughout. Qantas management has simply refused to genuinely negotiate and have regard to our concerns.
As a result AIPA, on behalf of its members, has given Qantas management a deadline of close of business next Thursday, 19 May 2011, to show to AIPA’s satisfaction that Qantas is genuinely attempting to reach agreement on these critical issues. The deadline was set as directed by the AIPA Committee of Management and in recognition of the overwhelming pressures from our membership to get a response from Qantas.
AIPA and its members have done our best to progress our claims through negotiations and, regardless of further action, AIPA is prepared to continue to do so. Having said this, Qantas has left AIPA and its members with no alternative but to file for a Protected Industrial Action (PIA) ballot, should the deadline not be met. To view a copy of the letter sent to Qantas today, click HERE.
Qantas has shown little regard for our members’ concerns relating to security of employment. In fact, in discussions with Qantas, they have deliberately left the door open to seek alternative crewing arrangements for Qantas aircraft, a situation which is clearly unacceptable to our members.
With this in mind, information has come to the attention of AIPA which purportedly indicates a deliberate intention of Qantas to outsource and offshore the crewing arrangements of Qantas aircraft (this is in addition to the current Jetconnect operations). These rumours include, but are not limited to:
Make no mistake - regardless of your position in this airline, your career is under serious threat.
We will, as usual, keep you informed of developments.
Regards,
Barry Jackson
AIPA President
Today the Long Haul EA negotiating team has informed me that negotiations with representatives of Qantas management regarding AIPA and its members’ claims, and more specifically the claims relating to the security of our employment, have stalled.
Qantas has had our claims since the end of October 2010 and in the past nine months, despite minor changes, the material effect of these claims has remained the same throughout. Qantas management has simply refused to genuinely negotiate and have regard to our concerns.
As a result AIPA, on behalf of its members, has given Qantas management a deadline of close of business next Thursday, 19 May 2011, to show to AIPA’s satisfaction that Qantas is genuinely attempting to reach agreement on these critical issues. The deadline was set as directed by the AIPA Committee of Management and in recognition of the overwhelming pressures from our membership to get a response from Qantas.
AIPA and its members have done our best to progress our claims through negotiations and, regardless of further action, AIPA is prepared to continue to do so. Having said this, Qantas has left AIPA and its members with no alternative but to file for a Protected Industrial Action (PIA) ballot, should the deadline not be met. To view a copy of the letter sent to Qantas today, click HERE.
Qantas has shown little regard for our members’ concerns relating to security of employment. In fact, in discussions with Qantas, they have deliberately left the door open to seek alternative crewing arrangements for Qantas aircraft, a situation which is clearly unacceptable to our members.
With this in mind, information has come to the attention of AIPA which purportedly indicates a deliberate intention of Qantas to outsource and offshore the crewing arrangements of Qantas aircraft (this is in addition to the current Jetconnect operations). These rumours include, but are not limited to:
- Qantas applied for an AOC (Aircraft Operator's Certificate) in Malaysia;
- Qantas applied for 5,000 seats per week out of Fiji;
- Project Dragon, now apparently Project Darwin – headed by Lesley Grant – purportedly investigating the possibility of establishing a new ‘premier’ airline based in South East Asia (click HERE to see today's article in The Australian); and
- Management is planning to establish a contract company for the purposes of crewing all Qantas and Jetstar B787s.
Make no mistake - regardless of your position in this airline, your career is under serious threat.
We will, as usual, keep you informed of developments.
Regards,
Barry Jackson
AIPA President
