> 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)
>
> Opinions comments ?