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Thursday May 15, 01:14 PM Qantas engineers drop industrial action
Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, indicating they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow stepped in, asking the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting Friday afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
She also said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
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Thursday May 15, 01:14 PM Qantas engineers drop industrial action
Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, indicating they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow stepped in, asking the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting Friday afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
She also said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
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Qantas engineers drop industrial action
13:14 AEST Thu May 15 2008
14 minutes ago
Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, indicating they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow stepped in, asking the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting Friday afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
She also said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
13:14 AEST Thu May 15 2008
14 minutes ago
Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, indicating they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow stepped in, asking the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting Friday afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
She also said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
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Qantas engineers call off stop-work action
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Qantas aircraft engineers have called off stop-work action which had threatened to disrupt domestic flights tomorrow.
The engineers are locked in a dispute over a wage deal, and had accused Qantas of recruiting strike breakers to thwart industrial aciton.
But Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Sharan Burrow says she has asked unions to postpone tomorrow's industrial action.
She wants Qantas management to come back to the bargaining table.
"This is not a backdown for these workers, they're prepared to put on the action, I don't want anybody left in doubt about that," she said.
"When I got up this morning and looked at the situation I decided that it would be best for everybody to get a much broader discussion through the unions.
"You can't do that in a few hours."
Posted 8 minutes ago
Qantas aircraft engineers have called off stop-work action which had threatened to disrupt domestic flights tomorrow.
The engineers are locked in a dispute over a wage deal, and had accused Qantas of recruiting strike breakers to thwart industrial aciton.
But Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Sharan Burrow says she has asked unions to postpone tomorrow's industrial action.
She wants Qantas management to come back to the bargaining table.
"This is not a backdown for these workers, they're prepared to put on the action, I don't want anybody left in doubt about that," she said.
"When I got up this morning and looked at the situation I decided that it would be best for everybody to get a much broader discussion through the unions.
"You can't do that in a few hours."
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Better be part of the plan Big Unit! Because without your inside info, it looks very much like we blinked first!
Qantas engineers back down on industrial action
May 15, 2008 - 1:25PM
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Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, preventing the cancellation of 12 domestic flights.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow today stepped in and asked the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting tomorrow afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
Engineers have reportedly indicated they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
Ms Burrow said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
The news came moments after Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, announced the cancellation of 12 domestic flights tomorrow because of the planned strike.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) had suggested Qantas management was preparing to lock out unionised staff and call in strike-breakers.
But airline boss Geoff Dixon said the airline had no such plans.
"We have no intention of locking anybody out," Mr Dixon told ABC Radio before the industrial action was called off. "We have no intention of replacing our workforce. There'll be no balaclavas, there will be no dogs."
But Mr Dixon warned that any escalation of industrial action would be met with a response from the airline.
He would not confirm or deny that the airline had been in discussions with a Malaysian-based company called Newport Aviation, which the ALAEA says is run by individuals linked to Qantas' labour-hire business Forstaff Aviation.
Ms Burrow said she would write to Mr Dixon today, asking him to join wage negotiations at a meeting to be scheduled for next week.
"I've asked all the airline unions to come and meet with us next week as we work out how to support a fair bargaining process for the aircraft engineers,'' Ms Burrow said.
"And in that context, we are prepared to urge the engineers not to take their strike action tomorrow."
The ALAEA had planned two four-hour stopwork meetings, for tomorrow and next Friday, but agreed to Ms Burrow's request.
"Our association has decided today that we are going to postpone our action and that will be until further notice," association federal secretary Steve Purvinas said.
"We're going to have some meetings with some of the other unions that work at Qantas ... and hopefully we'll be able to negotiate an outcome that delivers wages and conditions to our members that they deserve."
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Qantas engineers back down on industrial action
May 15, 2008 - 1:25PM
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Qantas engineers have backed down from planned industrial action, preventing the cancellation of 12 domestic flights.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow today stepped in and asked the union to call off its four-hour stop-work meeting tomorrow afternoon, which would have caused Qantas to cancel a number of domestic flights.
Engineers have reportedly indicated they will accept a smaller increase to a wage demand.
Ms Burrow said the engineers would be willing to accept a rise somewhere in between the five per cent they demanded and the three per cent Qantas had continued to offer over the previous 18 months of failed wage negotiations.
The news came moments after Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, announced the cancellation of 12 domestic flights tomorrow because of the planned strike.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) had suggested Qantas management was preparing to lock out unionised staff and call in strike-breakers.
But airline boss Geoff Dixon said the airline had no such plans.
"We have no intention of locking anybody out," Mr Dixon told ABC Radio before the industrial action was called off. "We have no intention of replacing our workforce. There'll be no balaclavas, there will be no dogs."
But Mr Dixon warned that any escalation of industrial action would be met with a response from the airline.
He would not confirm or deny that the airline had been in discussions with a Malaysian-based company called Newport Aviation, which the ALAEA says is run by individuals linked to Qantas' labour-hire business Forstaff Aviation.
Ms Burrow said she would write to Mr Dixon today, asking him to join wage negotiations at a meeting to be scheduled for next week.
"I've asked all the airline unions to come and meet with us next week as we work out how to support a fair bargaining process for the aircraft engineers,'' Ms Burrow said.
"And in that context, we are prepared to urge the engineers not to take their strike action tomorrow."
The ALAEA had planned two four-hour stopwork meetings, for tomorrow and next Friday, but agreed to Ms Burrow's request.
"Our association has decided today that we are going to postpone our action and that will be until further notice," association federal secretary Steve Purvinas said.
"We're going to have some meetings with some of the other unions that work at Qantas ... and hopefully we'll be able to negotiate an outcome that delivers wages and conditions to our members that they deserve."
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Correct,staying at work, if your not to stressed out that is,refusing overtime due to fatigue,stess or the HEMORRHOIDS are playing up or whatever else,hurts them more than a four hour campaign.Think of it as a never ending campaign.
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The news came moments after Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, announced the cancellation of 12 domestic flights tomorrow because of the planned strike.
The news came moments after Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, announced the cancellation of 12 domestic flights tomorrow because of a lack of manpower due to O/T bans........................
12 flts a day surely must equate to some FAIRLY LARGE LOSSES.
DAY 1 = LOSS $
DAY 2 = LOSS $$
DAY 3 = LOSS $$$
DAY 4 = LOSS $$$$
DAY 5 = LOSS $$$$$
WELL,YOU GET THE PICTURE,SURE SOON ENOUGH SHAREHOLDERS WILL GET THE PICTURE GD.
The news came moments after Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, announced the cancellation of 12 domestic flights tomorrow because of a lack of manpower due to O/T bans........................
12 flts a day surely must equate to some FAIRLY LARGE LOSSES.
DAY 1 = LOSS $
DAY 2 = LOSS $$
DAY 3 = LOSS $$$
DAY 4 = LOSS $$$$
DAY 5 = LOSS $$$$$
WELL,YOU GET THE PICTURE,SURE SOON ENOUGH SHAREHOLDERS WILL GET THE PICTURE GD.
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United behind our EXEC.
It does show that there are some very BIG Players in our corner.
Lets make it a SLOW SLOW Painful Death for QF Management.
We have waited this long, no point rushing things.
Lets make it a SLOW SLOW Painful Death for QF Management.
We have waited this long, no point rushing things.
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C'mon Fed Sec haven't we been here before?
I seem to recall holding off on action in Dec/Jan just so we could recieve another substandard offer and now we're doing it again.
I certainly hope this doesn't mean it'll be dragged out for another 4-5 months without any forward progress.
I seem to recall holding off on action in Dec/Jan just so we could recieve another substandard offer and now we're doing it again.
I certainly hope this doesn't mean it'll be dragged out for another 4-5 months without any forward progress.
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I too am sick and tired of being sick and tired, please for gods sake do not drop the ball again!!! we have QE in a corner, go for the throat.....
The last thing we want is for this thing to drag on for another 5-6 months by that time the strike breakers will be part of the daily picture as many of us will go somewhere else , this is how many of us feel.
WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED
FO MH DC GD....... Go and stuff someone else's backyard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The last thing we want is for this thing to drag on for another 5-6 months by that time the strike breakers will be part of the daily picture as many of us will go somewhere else , this is how many of us feel.
WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED
FO MH DC GD....... Go and stuff someone else's backyard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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