Scraping the barrel
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Ineffective in contract negotiations. Would it be better if the HKAOA changed it's focus and became an active employment agency for CX pilots looking to leave. Office staff could assist with applications and CV writing/printing and this new agency could offer airlines entire crews as required. Much better use of the monthly dues than the farce of negotiating when hopelessly out matched.
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Ineffective in contract negotiations. Would it be better if the HKAOA changed it's focus and became an active employment agency for CX pilots looking to leave. Office staff could assist with applications and CV writing/printing and this new agency could offer airlines entire crews as required. Much better use of the monthly dues than the farce of negotiating when hopelessly out matched.
Not sure what kind of restrictions might be on TUs in this matter--but this could probably be worked around by amending the charter.
I do disagree that this would be contrary to the interest of maintaining membership; if you take the company's position (not saying it's accurate) there will be PLENTY of people entering on POS 18 (for whatever reason) who are using this as a court of last resort or stepping stone. Or haven't done their homework, and are looking to go ANYWHERE else after being in HKG for a couple of years. So why not do something useful with the efforts. And it might possibly result in the union getting real clout (we're helping 2000 of your well trained pilots get jobs elsewhere; if you want to compete with their suitors I'd suggest you offer something competitive and binding).
Out matched might be a bit unfair (even if accurate) in that the GC usually reflects the position and beliefs of the membership (at least in who it votes for) -- in reality, ultimately it's the membership who've gotten themselves in this position by the lack of desire to do anything that might be necessary to improve their lot (and allowing different factions to be divided up amongst the group). Folks are still training, folks are still going to work, folks are still upgrading, folks are still helping out when typhoons hit, etc. Just the reality of who comprises the pilot body. And in that there are very primitive labor laws in HKG it really does take some pretty draconian action to accomplish much of anything the company doesn't want to do (vice that of other countries which require negotiations and bargaining).
Last edited by Slasher1; 23rd Sep 2018 at 22:24.