> 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 I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced
> (which 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)
> ...

> 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 I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
>> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced
>> (which 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 ...

> "Rob" 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
>>> poverty wage and set of tax effected conditions)
>>> Compared to some other airlines.

>

>>> personally I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
>>> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced ...

> 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 I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced
> (which 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)
> ...

> 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 I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced
> (which 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) ...

> 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 I sense that they will end up with 3/8ths of bugger all in
>> teh end as Dixon will just send aircraft off shore to be serviced
>> (which 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 ...

>> 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?

> ASU and TWU employees had to settle for 3%%, so why should the
> engineers get more?