MERGED: Qantas grounded effective immediately.
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Yeah, right. I would've expected better interference from paid lackies, or....
Everyone is assuming that FWA will cancel the PIA and order the unions back to work. What if they don't? What if they say that the unions were taking reasonable, measured action, and it is up to the shareholders, via their management, to close down the company if they wish (which obviously they don't- would be an interesting proposition to close down a profitable, publicly traded company).
What if they see this for exactly what it is- a company trying to use the govt/law/FWA etc to stop unions taking industrial action?
Everyone is assuming that FWA will cancel the PIA and order the unions back to work. What if they don't? What if they say that the unions were taking reasonable, measured action, and it is up to the shareholders, via their management, to close down the company if they wish (which obviously they don't- would be an interesting proposition to close down a profitable, publicly traded company).
What if they see this for exactly what it is- a company trying to use the govt/law/FWA etc to stop unions taking industrial action?
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OK, I'm not real bright, so can you explain to me slowly, how greedy Qantas pilots wearing silly ties and making in flight announcements are adversely affecting Qantas
Ignore the trolls.
Today on AM "The airline practices and implements grounding the airline multiple times a year" - Alan Joyce. Huh?
Backing down cause he knew he was sprung with preplanning this?
Today on AM "The airline practices and implements grounding the airline multiple times a year" - Alan Joyce. Huh?
Backing down cause he knew he was sprung with preplanning this?
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The blame lies fairly and squarely on the 3 union leaders I'm afraid. They all got caught hook line and sinker!
Me thinks -we will see who ends up with the Raw Prawn tomorrow morning when the ASX opens up.
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Alan Joyce will be interviewed on a special Inside Business today
On The Bolt Report on Channel 10 (10am and 4:30pm): Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, Peter Costello, Bruce Hawker and Donna Laframboise on her IPCC expose. Apologies for the no-show of Richard Denniss, grounded by the Qantas dispute,
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Of course this could also be the start of the final act in the takeover game (for all the conspiracy theorists). Share price drops dramatically on Monday, private equity moves in on Tuesday.
Cliffords response on Friday that he thought that it would be too hard for PE to raise the funds is laughable.
Cliffords response on Friday that he thought that it would be too hard for PE to raise the funds is laughable.
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I don't profess to know the ins and outs of the Qantas dispute. Surely the Unions do not want to cripple the company with unrealsitic claims? How can any real dialogue occur with a Board of Directors who are too many in number and are being paid what is really obscene amounts of money.
I am angry that our national carrier has had it's brand damaged for-ever by a CEO who cannot have the feeling of pride the rest of us grew up with.
I could go on but will just say I am not happy.
I am angry that our national carrier has had it's brand damaged for-ever by a CEO who cannot have the feeling of pride the rest of us grew up with.
I could go on but will just say I am not happy.
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The CEO is responsible to the board who are responsible to the shareholders. They obviously back him and his actions, I would be curious to see how a take over by private equity would earn everyone better terms and conditions. More likely that they would load the company with debt, lean the operation out and flog all they can to get the debt levels down. None of that points to better options than what QF pays now.
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Will not fly QF again
Having been stranded and delayed previously, as a QF Platinum FF I shall have to fly in the future with other airlines.
No wonder that Virgin were offering to transfer QF FF into their FF program at the same status.
QF will be out of business by loosing more customers like me.
JERR
No wonder that Virgin were offering to transfer QF FF into their FF program at the same status.
QF will be out of business by loosing more customers like me.
JERR
Stillalbatross:
Once the company is private, it's profitability is not required to be disclosed. A privatised Qantas could screw the traveling public for all its worth. There would also be enough to buy off the unions as well. This has been done many times before.
The CEO is responsible to the board who are responsible to the shareholders. They obviously back him and his actions, I would be curious to see how a take over by private equity would earn everyone better terms and conditions. More likely that they would load the company with debt, lean the operation out and flog all they can to get the debt levels down. None of that points to better options than what QF pays now.
short flights long nights
Just landed..and heard the news..I am shocked, stunned. Let me add that SKY news (UK) (run by you know who) is currently on air as I type at LHR and giving the impression on air and to pax interviwed that the grounding is because of a pilots stike!!! Showing vision of boarding signs "QANTAS apoligises your flight is being affeted by industrial action"
short flights long nights
aiming...where is your info coming from?
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Not sure where you get that from?
Neither unions nor company backed down so at 2.00 am the FWA was adjourned to later today.
Stick to the facts. Peoples livilhood is involved, including staff and shareholders. They deserve to be informed, not misinformed.
Neither unions nor company backed down so at 2.00 am the FWA was adjourned to later today.
Stick to the facts. Peoples livilhood is involved, including staff and shareholders. They deserve to be informed, not misinformed.
Is this another method to try and push the government to remove the Qantas sale act and then sell off QF?
Also if this is preplanned, are board members open to any legal case against them for misleading shareholders?
Also if this is preplanned, are board members open to any legal case against them for misleading shareholders?
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Alan Joyce is coming up on The Bolt Report on Channel Ten at 10am [repeated at 4:30pm].
I really don't think the unions should be playing victim in this too much. It reminds me of the school kid on the bus who claimed 'victim status' after the guy he had been slapping in the back of the head for 10 minutes turned around and punched him in the nose.
I really don't think the unions should be playing victim in this too much. It reminds me of the school kid on the bus who claimed 'victim status' after the guy he had been slapping in the back of the head for 10 minutes turned around and punched him in the nose.
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I'll put my money on Joyce getting the arse over this one, not the most propitious time to ground the airline given the headlines over maintenance problems and the current hot potato, corporate greed.