Don't their planes catch fire and blow engines and stuff? I seen it on the nooz.

We don't know what agreement Virgin staff have do we?

agreement on what , that nasty word, productivity..?..........this farkin reeks

performance paid , and bonused KPIs for all and sundry same as it is in every competitive environment globally

Piss off the unions This aint Russia 50 years ago.

Unions used to represent nearly 30% of workers now 10% .

Qantas used to carry most international traffic in and out of Australia

Now apprx 10%. Lets just kill it

Australia 2011 , hellooooo

You need unions they just need to be governed better an run by ethical people.

Given the unions are playing hard ball what were Qantas to do pray tell?

Let the brand die and help kill our already softening tourist industry ?

I hear that Cathay Pacific are good for holidays in SE Asia

You need unions they just need to be governed better an run by ethical people.

Whom the Labor party.?

Give youself an uppercut

No in any industry is what I meant, nothing to do with government.

Given the unions are playing hard ball what were Qantas to do pray tell?

Let the brand die and help kill our already softening tourist industry ?

I hear that Cathay Pacific are good for holidays in SE Asia

1 hour stop work meetings is hardly playing hard ball or damaging the brand, shutting down your entire fleet on purpose however....

Why are you so against these workers trying to secure job security into their conditions?

Seriously I'd love to see a show of hands who here has 'JOB SECURITY' anywhere in their employee agreement? If I don't pull my weight I'm gone.. I assume that's the same as 99% of other australians in jobs?

1 hour stop work meetings is hardly playing hard ball or damaging the brand, shutting down your entire fleet on purpose however....

Why are you so against these workers trying to secure job security into their conditions?

because it could have been easily avoided. Guaranteed job security, extinct mate, not endangered

news just in , union boss Tony Sheldon is going to drag this on beyond 21 days ..........f*cktard of the highest order

I will generally hear it first, this is going to get messier