When is the next cull at QF Engineering?
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Friday the 13th June 2014
Could it be Black Friday QF Management start impacting engineering employees ? Also it's the start of the world cup. A lot of peoples focus will be on that . I've seen them do nasty things in the past where peoples focus is elsewhere.
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What's the latest Steve????
We are hearing that u guys walked out at the last meeting and that the axe will be falling in two weeks. The mood at work at the moment is toxic at the best and fear that it won't be long before it really starts to affect people.
Ps. Keep up the good work.
We are hearing that u guys walked out at the last meeting and that the axe will be falling in two weeks. The mood at work at the moment is toxic at the best and fear that it won't be long before it really starts to affect people.
Ps. Keep up the good work.
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The coms from the union have been a bit lacking through this process. Texas Tony's emails have been more informative than the few union notices I've seen. I've heard from my ops manager more than anyone on the executive.
I've got no doubt the guys at Bexley are doing all they can in the background but there's been far too much reliance on rumour and speculation to get info over the last few months.
Good luck to all at risk. I can only guess we'll know our fate soon.
I've got no doubt the guys at Bexley are doing all they can in the background but there's been far too much reliance on rumour and speculation to get info over the last few months.
Good luck to all at risk. I can only guess we'll know our fate soon.
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What communications do you want, they are in discussions the only comms would be lip service,do you really want that. An hour to go till COB Friday the 13 still nothing. Maybe that's because there is a process to be followed and until that has run its course or we end up in FWA there is no news.
The only way this will end is if you take a package, so enjoy the job you currently have if you don't like it, I know a heap of guys that will happily stay and do it for you.
The only way this will end is if you take a package, so enjoy the job you currently have if you don't like it, I know a heap of guys that will happily stay and do it for you.
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Been busy in Lawyers all week after some antics by Tony. In summary.
Qantas released a couple of Reps to help go through some source data they are using to build the graphs that determine how many staff they will need in future (to calculate the number of redundancies). This was part of our formal consultation.
We used some content of the smaller meeting to write to Qantas in letters most of you have seen showing that they have underestimated the amount of future work. Essentially they have been providing us garbage in their consultation packs.
Because we caught them out, rather than add more staff to correct the error, they wrote to one of your Reps in a threatening manner complaining that he had breached Qantas policy by talking to the ALAEA about the errors and omissions he had found.
We cannot consult with managers who threaten our Reps when they catch them out fiddling the books. The matter will head to the Federal Court unless arrangements are made to ensure consultation continues without fear of retribution for those involved.
Texan Tony should be standing himself down after his antics this week, just as any ALAEA member would be if they even look sideways at a management puppet.
Qantas released a couple of Reps to help go through some source data they are using to build the graphs that determine how many staff they will need in future (to calculate the number of redundancies). This was part of our formal consultation.
We used some content of the smaller meeting to write to Qantas in letters most of you have seen showing that they have underestimated the amount of future work. Essentially they have been providing us garbage in their consultation packs.
Because we caught them out, rather than add more staff to correct the error, they wrote to one of your Reps in a threatening manner complaining that he had breached Qantas policy by talking to the ALAEA about the errors and omissions he had found.
We cannot consult with managers who threaten our Reps when they catch them out fiddling the books. The matter will head to the Federal Court unless arrangements are made to ensure consultation continues without fear of retribution for those involved.
Texan Tony should be standing himself down after his antics this week, just as any ALAEA member would be if they even look sideways at a management puppet.
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Thanks for the update, Fed Sec. I was sure that there must have been some more to story than what TL posted.
I was going to ask "my friendly ops manager" but he was in a rush. Apparently Qantas is giving him some training - a pushback tug driving course!
I was going to ask "my friendly ops manager" but he was in a rush. Apparently Qantas is giving him some training - a pushback tug driving course!
QF Engineering managers have been given ramp equipment training as long as I've been around. Nothing new there.
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exactly how many ops managers were previously LAMES?
Answer=one
They can be trained as anyone else to supply scab labour.
when you cross the floor youve sold your soul forever whether your a top bloke or not.
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They can be trained as anyone else to supply scab labour.
when you cross the floor youve sold your soul forever whether your a top bloke or not.
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Scab labour? Plenty of QF engineers have scabbed in Malaysia. No one says a word to them. All the BS I've seen recently with idiot engineers trying to be militant protectionists are just ensuring your own graves are dug really deep. I know there are a lot of good blokes out there, but as always the minority stand out the most.
All the BS I've seen recently with idiot engineers trying to be militant protectionists are just ensuring your own graves are dug really deep.
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Another consultation pack presented to the crew the other night at 2am but this time we returned serve.....never seen an ops manager cry before. Almost felt sorry for him. Not! We promptly returned to work like good minions and left the aircraft in the hangar. 
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Fruitloop post #750
I thought under the EASA system if you have not signed a CRS in the last
6 months, then your licence is classed as " Expired".
There are individuals at SIT that have not signed a CRS not only in the
last 6 months but in the last 6 years or never.
What you have said should be worth looking into, but that does not stop
individuals from working regular amounts of overtime which is creating a
false indication of numbers not required ultimately costing jobs.
Wouldn't it be logical to refrain from overtime until all this has stabilized, and
then work the overtime, but wait they couldn't do that, as more people
would keep their jobs and the overtime might not exist, the greedy individuals
should just Bug...off, as Michael Douglas said..Greed is Good.
6 months, then your licence is classed as " Expired".
There are individuals at SIT that have not signed a CRS not only in the
last 6 months but in the last 6 years or never.
What you have said should be worth looking into, but that does not stop
individuals from working regular amounts of overtime which is creating a
false indication of numbers not required ultimately costing jobs.
Wouldn't it be logical to refrain from overtime until all this has stabilized, and
then work the overtime, but wait they couldn't do that, as more people
would keep their jobs and the overtime might not exist, the greedy individuals
should just Bug...off, as Michael Douglas said..Greed is Good.