MERGED: Qantas grounded effective immediately.
Shouldn't all Qantas pilots now say they are too fatigued "stressed" to operate for the next day?
That was the companies excrement...
How can THEIR safety risk assesment judge that it is now OK for the crew to operate flights?
That was the companies excrement...
How can THEIR safety risk assesment judge that it is now OK for the crew to operate flights?
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I can imagine, rightfully so, Q employees tomorrow seeking medical advice due to stress....
But is that what Joyce and his mates want? Do they really want to break this company?
He claimed today the staff are trashing the brand. Reality is, he and the board have ruined the brand and have been doing so for quite a while..
I don't know how those people can sleep let alone enjoy their wealth..
I'm disgusted.
But is that what Joyce and his mates want? Do they really want to break this company?
He claimed today the staff are trashing the brand. Reality is, he and the board have ruined the brand and have been doing so for quite a while..
I don't know how those people can sleep let alone enjoy their wealth..
I'm disgusted.
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AJ, LC and LS have shown the staff, and all of Australia, their true colours. I hope these guys sleep well tonight after shafting thousands of Aussie employees and their families.
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To play the devils advocate here.
A company wants to spread its wings, make money, and be a player in the "world wide market".
How best to begin?
#1 Be competitive.
#2 Have a brand that has been tested and tried.
#3 Be experienced
# 4 Be able to undercut its competition.
QANTAS has all of the above and much more. BUT.....Its workforce lives in a fantasy, "living and working in Australia" is apparently living the dream AKA the bee all and end all of the ultimate Australian dream. What a joke, living in Australia at the end of the day is expensive and unsustainable. A lot of people in Oz need to get out and understand that there is a BIG world out there. Is like the play ground at school! You cant win a battle on the play ground saying that "I"need to be treated right.
QANTAS is spreading its wings and will ultimately win, and guess what living in Australia is GREAT, but at the end of the day is not "living the dream" as some would believe.
A company wants to spread its wings, make money, and be a player in the "world wide market".
How best to begin?
#1 Be competitive.
#2 Have a brand that has been tested and tried.
#3 Be experienced
# 4 Be able to undercut its competition.
QANTAS has all of the above and much more. BUT.....Its workforce lives in a fantasy, "living and working in Australia" is apparently living the dream AKA the bee all and end all of the ultimate Australian dream. What a joke, living in Australia at the end of the day is expensive and unsustainable. A lot of people in Oz need to get out and understand that there is a BIG world out there. Is like the play ground at school! You cant win a battle on the play ground saying that "I"need to be treated right.
QANTAS is spreading its wings and will ultimately win, and guess what living in Australia is GREAT, but at the end of the day is not "living the dream" as some would believe.
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every time history repeats, the cost goes up
from the SMH:
this stunt was pre-determined, planned for and contingencies put in place prior (some better than others)
LC intimated as much, after the AGM, with comments of a 'mandate' to run QANTAS as he/they see fit.
nice use of initial confusion over cause of grounded flights: was it unions?
the timing perfect: CHOGM = surprise and max embarrassment to the govt,
1st tuesday in november = max disruption to celebs & vips.
not to mention all those others stranded around the world..
QANTAS spin blames unions and will continue to do so.
(not seen much of olivia lately, locked out is she?)
the damage to brand and image will be astronomical and this will bring AJ and his cohorts to the brink, it's all about perception, the vibe, and i reckon they've misread the whole thing - it could go any where from here...
unity is key
bon chance
One our readers raises the issue on the effect on essential medical services:
"I was meant to see patients in K tomorrow morning for scans to check on their cancer status but now I'm not able to. Qantas is the only carrier of urgent medical isotopes. Whilst I support moves to bring the dispute to a head I think the national rather than political interests should have taken precedence. I would like to know how Alan and the board feel about the impact and distress caused to patients right across the country? Perhaps we should debate the need to a nationalised segment of Australian aviation to ensure continuation of essential community services".
"I was meant to see patients in K tomorrow morning for scans to check on their cancer status but now I'm not able to. Qantas is the only carrier of urgent medical isotopes. Whilst I support moves to bring the dispute to a head I think the national rather than political interests should have taken precedence. I would like to know how Alan and the board feel about the impact and distress caused to patients right across the country? Perhaps we should debate the need to a nationalised segment of Australian aviation to ensure continuation of essential community services".
LC intimated as much, after the AGM, with comments of a 'mandate' to run QANTAS as he/they see fit.
nice use of initial confusion over cause of grounded flights: was it unions?
the timing perfect: CHOGM = surprise and max embarrassment to the govt,
1st tuesday in november = max disruption to celebs & vips.
not to mention all those others stranded around the world..
QANTAS spin blames unions and will continue to do so.
(not seen much of olivia lately, locked out is she?)
the damage to brand and image will be astronomical and this will bring AJ and his cohorts to the brink, it's all about perception, the vibe, and i reckon they've misread the whole thing - it could go any where from here...
unity is key
bon chance
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Wonder who decided this code red should be called?
"A CRISIS was declared in the Australian tourism industry today as the workplace law umpire continued a prolonged hearing on the Qantas lock-out."
Give you one guess....
"A CRISIS was declared in the Australian tourism industry today as the workplace law umpire continued a prolonged hearing on the Qantas lock-out."
Give you one guess....