Qantas grounds entire fleet!

[dkwid]

Virgin Australia said it would accommodate Qantas passengers where possible and was looking at adding more services in response to Qantas grounding its fleet over labor dispute. sting Qantas approximately A$15 million per week in lost revenue.

Struck work?

Seriously?

Is VA proposing to give that revenue to Qantas? Are the Qantas employees on Strike? If am employee group is on strike and a competing company benefits from the strike actions isn't that the intent of the strike?

Strikes are intended to put financial pressure on a company. Leverage.

This is not a strike. Naturally VA, Delta, United, ets will benefit financially.

Not Struck work

 

[Poahi]

A very risky move. If this strategy fails, they may have to liquidate, if it succeeds, it may set the standard for contract negotiations. Looks like they are looking for public support and for the unions to turn on each other.

 

[Green Banana]

Ok, agreed that competition is not struck work. It was an actuall question. Thanks.

Is this an actuall strike? Some articles say the airline decided to stop operations and others say the employees have been striking since September.

 

[SKC]

Ok, agreed that competition is not struck work. It was an actuall question. Thanks.

Is this an actuall strike? Some articles say the airline decided to stop operations and others say the employees have been striking since September.

Unions have been involved in "industrial actions", which doesn't sound like strikes but rather slow downs, or sick outs, or something of the sort.

 

[ackattacker]

Maybe I'm slow but I don't get it. Isn't this the very definition of cutting off your nose to spite your face? Some sort of reverse strike? I would think ordinarily management types are beholden to *stockholders* who won't look kindly on intentionally running a company into the ground in order to spite the workers.

 

[Poahi]

Unions have been involved in "industrial actions", which doesn't sound like strikes but rather slow downs, or sick outs, or something of the sort.

UPDATE: Qantas Expects New Strike Action After Union Rejects Pay Offer
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111026-704141.html

 

[Flopgut]

It's going to end up struck work. It's disputed the way it is right now. Better watch your trips and know your contracts. If your airline adds a extra flight somewhere watch out...

 

[Kenny]

You can't throw the phrase "struck work" around when talking about this.

Firstly it's only the QF long haul pilots who are trying to negotiate a new CBA, not the domestic pilots. They are on a completely different contract. Any extra flights that Virgin is doing is only domestic and only to clear the backlog of pax that have been stranded.

Secondly, the QF long haul pilots are not on strike.

Thirdly, the QF pilots are represented by AIPA. The Virgin pilots are represented by both the AFAP and VIPA. And even then union membership is not compulsory in Australia.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's going to end up struck work. It's disputed the way it is right now....

There can be no 'struck-work' when there is no labor group that isn't on strike.

END OF STORY!

 

[Poahi]

All 108 aircraft in as many as 22 countries will be grounded until unions representing pilots, mechanics, baggage handlers and caterers reach agreements with Qantas over pay and conditions, Joyce said.

Joyce is the Chief Executive.