Qantas announcement today

[gobbledock]

12.36pm: The federal government is threatening to intervene in an industrial dispute at Qantas, warning trade unions they should not set out to damage local industry.Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson

Another joke. Ferguson should stick his nose back where it belongs - in a trough filled with political goodies and luxuries. The government does not give a sh#t about never ending safety concerns, does not give a sh#t about all the QF staff being made redundant, dont even give a sh#t about that incompetetnt outfit CASA, but what, now they are concerned? Pathetic worms. Are the pollies afraid they may not have a business class seat available if planes are parked, and maybe they will have to fly on an Embraer or a bug smasher ??

Sorry folks, the red haired carbon clown and her conglomerate of suckholes can't organise a chcocolate raffle let alone fix anything else. My advice to them is simple -f#ck off, you are useless bottom dewlling taxpayer fund wasting nupties, keep your hands off QF before you contribute to yet another clusterf#ck. Same goes for Abbott, Bob Brown and any other political redneck living in 'cloud cuckoo land' !!
(Except Xenaphon, he can get involved )

[denabol]

So this is Little Qantas?

I wonder who Plane Talking has been talking to.

Qantas grounds jets but risks its Asia strategy in govt plea | Plane Talking

Sandilands suggests that the government might intervene to save Qantas from the impasse, but the price would be dropping its Asian strategy because it is political poison. Ouch.

Time for some pop corn.

[teresa green]

Eh Gobbledock, you are not related to Mark Latham are you? Must say though love your post. I like a bloke that does not talk bovine manure.

[600ft-lb]

Wonder how many politicians have politely declined a Chairman's Club invitation..

Not many I'm guessing.

This rhetoric coming from a former ACTU President about unions from the political party formed by unions and historically, supposed to be the blue collar party.

Amazing

What an esteemed career this bloke has.

Ferguson was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield and then the University of Sydney. He was successively research officer, Assistant General Secretary and General Secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union, a member of the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) 1984–90. He was Vice-President of the ACTU 1985–90 and President of the ACTU 1990–96. He was a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation1990–96. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996.

Ferguson was elected to the Opposition Shadow Ministry in March 1996

A career politician.. need more be said.

[neville_nobody]

our current politicians of all party's do not have the fortitude or integrity to stand up to corporate greed.

Correct. That is because politicians on both sides are beholden to major corporations who have more money and power than they do. Just look at all the rackets that the Labour party has pulled over the years.

The whole '89 debacle with Hawke & Abels
Shafting Australian companies tendering for the NBN by accusing them all of price collusion then given the cream of the work to a foreign multinational
The debacle that was the pink batts, and the schools programs and all the price gouging.
The secret deal cut with the big mining companies over the mining tax and shafting all the smaller players

The Liberals were slightly less incompetent as they just created legislation that the big business wanted anyway. Less tax, corporation friendly work laws etc.

Don't forget too that senior politicians and PM's have much to lose over QF as they can kiss all that lifetime business class travel goodbye.

[Cookie7]

G'dock, I reckon you might have post of the year tied up!
I haven't pissed myself so hard in ages, well done!

[Angle of Attack]

Pop Corn indeed, I sense there is some desperation and some behind the scenes moves within the QF management stay tuned....

[AN1944]

TIGER AND VIRGIN

Are they getting better loadings??? Aj is trying hard to put paxs on them get rid of the board i will certainly bring this up at next share holders meeting him first:d

[Short_Circuit]

Today’s headline grabber was Joyce’s announcement that because its licensed engineers were working to rule and not performing overtime it would ground four 737s and one 767 for at least a month from Monday, reducing domestic lift by a total of 97 flights a week primarily on services between Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Most if not all are already grounded because of unactioned maintenance (corrosion inspections / rectification) from previously outsourced maintenance?

[Worrals in the wilds]

AJ on 7 News was very fuzzy on the reason for the groundings. You got the feeling that he'd like you to think it was IR related, but it wasn't actually said. Nor was a clear reason given in the commentary. 'Qantas is grounding aircraft humph humph humph...ongoing IR trouble' was pretty much the summary, with random pics of Qantas aircraft and baggies/caterers looking tough.

+1 gobbledock. Let's not forget that this is a Labor goverment and the Labor Party is supposed to be the workers' party. We all know that's a crock, but it's worth saying anyway. They're obviously too busy with Carbon Tax kissypoos and onshore processing damage control to have much time for workers at the moment, not that uniLabor ever met many actual workers anyway.

[Dixons Millions]

Nice one Gobble....!

Anyone have a link to Barry Jackson today on ABC 24?

Thanks in advance,

Dixons.

[mourgo]

GREED

Greedy Qantas employees thats what they all are and stupid unions. The government should NOT allow this to happen.

Qantas pilots, catering crew, baggage handlers and engineers are paid some of the BEST wages in the world (even for Australian standards). Their T&C are some of the best!

If this striking action keeps up you will lose your job!!!

Then ill be laughing at you all when you cant pay your mortgage and feed your family my tax money will be supporting you!!!

You realise a baggage handler can make more money that an accountant?

GREEEDDYY bastards you all are. Union leaders should be in jail.

[RATpin]

Sorry Boys,this is playing out at a level above your collective pay grades(mine included). Why do you think A.J. was one off the first to embrace the Carbon Tax?

[standard]

surely you are taking the pi$$ Mourgo?

Not sure if this is a bait?

[Shed Dog Tosser]

Do not feed the trolls ( or company muppets in this case ).

[Ngineer]

Not one Australian job will go as a result of these plans.

Of course not. They will go for other reasons I am sure. We've learnt how they play this game. I am sure they are already greedily crunching the Brissy numbers.

The federal government is threatening to intervene in an industrial dispute at Qantas

And they will loose many votes in the process. This is a battle between the people and corp greed.

[vitamin B]

Re post # 73

Does anyone have any info on registration numbers of the 737s grounded? are they all TJ'X' series?

VB

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

TJW grounded and requires screwjack. Nil stock on that one, workshop shut down some time ago.

[Worrals in the wilds]

For those of us who aren't LAMEs (forgive us... ) what does that mean? Is it cactused? Is it too broken to repair? Is it in need of more LAMEs? Like unto a Datsun Cherry? How about the rest of them?

[mourgo]

I dont work for Qantas or care about them. I just hate unions who have nothing better to do and create negativity to the media. They brainwash employees believeing they are being hard done by.

I know for a fact what Qantas workers get paid in all areas and its pretty good especially being a baggage handler, check in staff and catering staff (no education needed for that job).

Customers will leave and go to other airlines, forcing permanent flight cancellations and shrinking the fleet just to stay profitable. Obviously this will lead to job cuts so the people striking?????? Killing their own future and jobs.