...EBA) with the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA). The new four-year...the agreement was important for the Qantas Group and its employees. "The ...It will also provide certainty regarding pay and conditions over a four-year period and will provide Qantas Engineering with the workplace cooperation, ... with those reached with other Qantas unions, include: - an annual wage ...

... time. Shades of Pilot strike where the companies won and pilots lost out (although at that time I agreed and still do with them) Opinions comments ? The enigneers' timing doesn't sound all that bright, especially when QANTAS is leaving cars in the garage. A strike, at this time, may be an ideal cost-cutting execise for them. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

...@westnet.com.au... "k" <keduf@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8b6e6736-24fa-429f-8bbc-8c99e885154a@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com... ASU and TWU employees had to settle for 3%%, so why should the engineers get more? Why not? They have every right to push for whatever they think is fair, regardless of what another group received. -- Kwyj.

"k" <keduf@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8b6e6736-24fa-429f-8bbc-8c99e885154a@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com... ASU and TWU employees had to settle for 3%%, so why should the engineers get more? Why not? They have every right to push for whatever they think is fair, regardless of what another group received. -- Kwyj.

AA wrote: Opinions comments ? Dixon's pay increase last year would cover the extra 2%% for all the engineers - now tell me who's screwing the company? Dixon must be heading the company in the right direction to keep it profitable. Do you think that the engineers could do that individually or as a collective body?

ASU and TWU employees had to settle for 3%%, so why should the engineers get more? BTW, they've increased their claim to 5.7%% and will strike for 4 days next week.

... is probably why he is playing hard ball with the unions any way) Thus this union stance to me is just plain dumb at this time. Shades of Pilot strike where the companies won and pilots lost out (although at that time I agreed and still do with them) Opinions comments ? 3%% is less than inflation, so they were asked to take a pay cut in real terms? -- Kwyj.

... Shades of Pilot strike where the companies won and pilots lost out (although at that time I agreed and still do with them) Opinions comments ? Dixon's pay increase last year would cover the extra 2%% for all the engineers - now tell me who's screwing the company?

"Rob" <mesa@mine.com> wrote in message news:485a179d$1_8@news.peopletelecom.com.au... Pits wrote: Listening to the union spokesman this morning I am fast losing any sympathy for the attitude of give us what we want or we strike stance. It appears that a 3%% rise was on the table and rejected They want 5%% take it or leave it ( they are not actually on a ...

Pits wrote: Listening to the union spokesman this morning I am fast losing any sympathy for the attitude of give us what we want or we strike stance. It appears that a 3%% rise was on the table and rejected They want 5%% take it or leave it ( they are not actually on a poverty wage and set of tax effected conditions) Compared to some other airlines. personally ...