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To: Vanessa Hudson, Qantas CEO
No more delays, it’s time for fair pay
Qantas engineers are highly skilled professionals — we make sure your plane is safe to fly. Everything from brakes and wheels to engines and instruments — we fix it!
During the pandemic, workers made sacrifices so Qantas would survive, including having their wages frozen for three years.
While that was happening, Qantas rorted over $2 billion from Australian taxpayers, and millions were given in CEO salaries and executive bonuses, while its customers were price gouged, booked onto phantom flights, had refunds withheld and their baggage lost.
Qantas wants the public to believe that they have changed. Qantas Engineers’ Alliance members can tell you — nothing has changed at Qantas. Workers feel undervalued, underpaid, and disrespected. It’s likely the person who fixes your car is paid more per hour than the person who fixes your plane. How safe does that leave you feeling?
We are fighting to have our skills recognised and valued. However, Qantas is refusing to come to the bargaining table, forcing our members to take protected industrial action to try and make ourselves heard.
We are asking you to support our fight, so we can get back to work and keep you flying safely. Support Qantas engineers, and tell Qantas to stop the delays and deliver fair pay.
Why is this important?
Qantas is currently gripped by a skills shortage of its own making, failing to employ enough apprentices and pay aircraft maintenance engineers in line with industry standards.
If Qantas values its safety reputation, it needs to show it values its highly skilled maintenance engineers.