Qantas Sydney Redundancies Called Off... What about Avalon??
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As sad as it is to see people out of work, it makes NO sense for a company to have 3 different engineering bases across the country. It economic stupidity. Besides that, Avalon was setup and run by a bunch of ass kissing yes men that had their incompetence hidden by the workmanship of the LAME's and AME's there.
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it was only meant to be an overflow facility for Sydney HM,stands to reason for closure when there is no overflow out of Sydney any longer.What will poor WM do for work now ?grub
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Why would anyone move there? Base maintenance only pays 7% shift loading and Line face redundancies in the not too distant future. Once the volunteers leave that will only leave compulsory redundancies.
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Brisbane Heavy Training ALAEA Notice 13/2013
At Brisbane :
"Representatives are concerned that LAMEs holding only legacy fleet licences face the possibility of a compulsory redundancy in the near future"
What about training at Avalon?
Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
How is the ALAEA fighting for our future?
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"Representatives are concerned that LAMEs holding only legacy fleet licences face the possibility of a compulsory redundancy in the near future"
What about training at Avalon?
Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
How is the ALAEA fighting for our future?
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Qantas Spending On Maintenance Consolidation
If I were ANYONE working at Avalon, I would be applying for anything and everything and getting out.. The agenda from management does not have you guys in it. They have flagged this since mid last year. It won't be a shock when they close AVV down, either lap up the redundancy payment when it finally comes or jump off the sinking ship.
There will be no more training, there is no more extra work, there is nothing to fight for except entitlements which Qantas has a good track record in honoring.
It's pessimistic but its true.
Qantas will spend $30 million on expanding its heavy maintenance base in Brisbane as it prepares for an eventual consolidation of its aircraft engineering facilities in Australia from two to one.
The airline has previously flagged that it plans to eventually close a heavy maintenance base at Avalon Airport near Geelong in Victoria, and shift the work to its eight-year-old Brisbane facility.
The airline has previously flagged that it plans to eventually close a heavy maintenance base at Avalon Airport near Geelong in Victoria, and shift the work to its eight-year-old Brisbane facility.
There will be no more training, there is no more extra work, there is nothing to fight for except entitlements which Qantas has a good track record in honoring.
It's pessimistic but its true.
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Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
The "ALAEA" is not an organization that has hundreds of staff sitting in an office somewhere, doing whatever you need. It's all the members in your workplace, assisted by a few locally elected Reps. Sure, there are a few Industrial Officers who will provide support, but they respond to issues, ideas, events co-ordinated by the local reps.
If you don't like the response occurring to what Qantas / WM are doing, speak to the rep on-site, or better still, get involved yourself. Whingeing and moaning on PPRuNe won't help your cause much!
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Concerns have already been expressed to local Reps and I believe they have been passed on at executive meetings.
I know the Fed Sec monitors Pprune, and have got results eg site meetings from expressing conserns in this forum.
I don't have numbers of members at Avalon, but believe it to be one of biggest facilities for ALAEA membership.
It would be a shame to those few sitting in the ALAEA office to loose Avalon members.
I know the Fed Sec monitors Pprune, and have got results eg site meetings from expressing conserns in this forum.
I don't have numbers of members at Avalon, but believe it to be one of biggest facilities for ALAEA membership.
It would be a shame to those few sitting in the ALAEA office to loose Avalon members.
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Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
I am sure that the same situation applies to Avalon. The difference being, management have not expressed the possibility of a type course in the immedeate future. This is a separate issue.
The proposals in the notice, if sucessful, would have benefits in all areas.
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What about training at Avalon?
Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
How is the ALAEA fighting for our future?
Are ALAEA Representatives not so concerned about Avalon members working for Forstaff?
How is the ALAEA fighting for our future?
The airline makes the decision whether they will supply training or not. As a union the best we can do is make sure the training is handed out fairly by asking those who have current quals to withold their application for the slots.
Management aren't offering training at Avalon. I'll repeat that, MANAGEMENT aren't offering training at Avalon. It is not your union that makes this decision.
Fighting for your future? Apart from the court cases that are currently running and constant meetings to try and convince Qantas to give Avalon more work (which they continue to refuse because they want you closed down). The press to highlight that they are sending more work offshore such as the Jetconnect 737 work.....
Yes, I remember now. We had 100,000 pamphlets printed last year to hand out at train stations to support HM in this country. We put out a notice seeking volunteers to help hand them out. Apart from our Reps, not one member responded and offered to dedicate one hour of his/her time to help out. There is only so much we can do mate in the court rooms and press, without the support of members we really are pushing ****e up hill.
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Jetconnect 737 work
Not only is Qantas sending 737 heavy maintenance work to NZ. They have sent a check coordinator and a planner from Avalon as well as some Syd staff to help NZ take Avalon work.
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Not only is Qantas sending 737 heavy maintenance work to NZ. They have sent a check coordinator and a planner from Avalon as well as some Syd staff to help NZ take Avalon work.
I'll bet Jetconnict aren't paying for this. It will all go on the Qantas HM tab.