A Vision - Part 3

The Second Certified Shafting Meeting has been held, it's done and dusted.  

No timetables for progression, still, no offer from the employer, still, a vague concept of topics to talk about next time.

The Vision Document (which isn't the claim) has been received by the members as an euphony (imagine sounds of Champaign corks popping).  The employer had very little to say about it, was it a claim, what's its status, apparently their brief interpretation is:

Beneficial to the employees.

More burdensome to the employer.

"Holy shit Batman", you'd never have thought, a union wanted to improve the conditions of employment of their members.

The profit last year was, remind us again please, yes that's right $106.7 M; and so far we are making about $7M more in revenue each month than last year.  We are on track for $120M profit this financial year; obviously we can't afford to pay you plebs more.

Think of the Future, the Forecasts, Peak oil, Oil prices, Global down-turn, SARS, Possible airline collapses, International pressures, Inflation, Government policy, Bargaining framework, Fair return on assets, Share Holders desires and there are many more.

Geoff Dixon has just said crisis and 'won't negotiate' with his LAMEs they earn $130K per year, 37% payrise since XXXX, it's classic tactics, expect no less from our employer.

If you want things to change fast and pressure brought to bare on the CEO and the Board and get a decent offer, the time is now, enjoy your days off and ensure that full contingency procedures are implemented when your short staffed.  You deserve a break at least once every two hours, make sure it happens.