![]() On the 15th August, in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, the Government representative initiated the question of the cancellation of Awards by stating: They discussed the penalties to be imposed on the individual pilots and their Union. By the way, one Ansett person had been a former ACTU Industrial Officer responsible for the Airline industry. Meetings took place in the offices of the two Airlines the ACTU Officials felt more comfortable there. This was expanded later to include the ACTU. Then the conspiracy against the pilots deepened.ĭuring August 1989, Australian Airlines and Ansett representatives met on the dispute. To do so, they claimed, would have collided with the Industrial relations guidelines being worked out between the ACTU and the Government. A compound 7% for inflation to cover the year 1989 to 1990 was then added.īut Australian Airlines refused to negotiate. During this period pilot salaries had slipped behind the cost of living by 23% for Captains and 21% for First Officers. That amount was calculated by going back over a period from 1984 to 1985 to June, 1989. The Federation determined a pay demand of 29.47% and served this on the Industry on the 26th July, 1989. ![]() The Ansett pilots which now included East West Airlines, were well ahead in salary of the Australian pilots. The Australian pilots DID have a bona fide expectation of improving their remunerations through productivity, just as Ansett and East West pilots had in both 19. They were currently working extended overtime for no salary benefit, to assist in the Boeing B737-300 introduction following a serious miscalculation by management, who had planned a training programme many months behind the aircraft introduction. In June, 1989, therefore, with Australian Airlines position improved, the company just having announced a record profit, the Australian pilots met with management to negotiate their first agreement for four years. In 1987 TAA was in poor economic position and the pilots decided not to press a negotiation on a new agreement in the hope that the company’s fortunes would improve. In 1986, Ansett and East West pilots included separate agreements with their companies. In 1985 the TAA (Trans Australia Airlines) pilots last negotiated a two year agreement. The Federation had only 14 days on strike in 37 years, and part of that was when the Government decided to tax on superannuation at the rate of 66 cents in the dollar. Pilots employed by the major domestic airlines have, since the early seventies successfully negotiated two year Agreements with very little recourse to industrial action. But this would change if the AFAP is not allowed to operate. It is no secret therefore that Australian aviation has never had a jet fatality and this is the envy of the world. The pilots run their own union.Īustralian pilots through their Federation were highly regarded for their work and achievements in world aviation safety, security and all technical matters. The AFAP is one of the few unions in which the officials, all pilots, are elected by their own members. So the AFAP had to be eliminated from the industry, because of their success in gaining adequate salaries for pilots in the past. This was on their agenda because of the future deregulation of the industry, with its consequent greater competition. Because Peter Ables and Rupert Murdoch were involved in the Airline Industry explains why they were so keen to confront the Australian Federation of Air Pilots, the union legally representing pilots flying in Australia. ![]() These same individuals – Sir Peter Ables, Rupert Murdoch, Bob Hawke all were involved in the conspiracy to smash the Australian Federation of Air Pilots. He mentions several various powerful individuals. John Pilger in his book Secret Country wrote about graft and corruption in Australia Today.
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