QANTAS pilots get paid up to 600K p/a (average 300K p/a) for 14 hours a week work. FACT (More than what Alan Joyce earns per number of hours worked)
QANTAS staff across the board are already on higher wages than any of their competitors. FACT
QANTAS staff already receive 14% super contributions. Higher than the Australian average. FACT
Virgin Australia has two ticketed engineers per aircraft. QANTAS, 14. FACT
QANTAS is currently the only airline that does all their aircraft servicing in Australia. FACT
The open skies policy has made airline travel much more affordable for us by allowing increased competition. Yay for us!! But the competition pay much lower wages in order to be so competitive (not even close to Australian wage conditions). Due to the discounting of its competitors, Now only 2 in 10 Australians are flying QANTAS. So how do we want it people? We can't have our cake and eat it too. QANTAS has to restructure if it is going to survive in such a competitive market. You can all whinge and complain, but the fact is, we as travelers are directly responsible for the position that QANTAS is in. If we all paid a little more and flew QANTAS, they'd be able to sustain the proposed wage increases, they could continue to service all their aircraft here and provide jobs for Australians for years to come.
Boo hoo QANTAS employees and your unions. 
If you keep this crap up we will lose an Australian icon, we will lose a major employer of people in this country and you will lose your Job. But hey, the unions will still have their jobs after they have decimated QANTAS and sent them 100% overseas. 
Props to Alan Joyce for sticking up for his company. If it were my company, I'd do the same.
QANTAS pilots get paid up to 600K p/a (average 300K p/a) for 14 hours a week work. FACT (More than what Alan Joyce earns per number of hours worked)
QANTAS staff across the board are already on higher wages than any of their competitors. FACT
QANTAS staff already receive 14% super contributions. Higher than the Australian average. FACT
Virgin Australia has two ticketed engineers per aircraft. QANTAS, 14. FACT
QANTAS is currently the only airline that does all their aircraft servicing in Australia. FACT
The open skies policy has made airline travel much more affordable for us by allowing increased competition. Yay for us!! But the competition pay much lower wages in order to be so competitive (not even close to Australian wage conditions). Due to the discounting of its competitors, Now only 2 in 10 Australians are flying QANTAS. So how do we want it people? We can't have our cake and eat it too. QANTAS has to restructure if it is going to survive in such a competitive market. You can all whinge and complain, but the fact is, we as travelers are directly responsible for the position that QANTAS is in. If we all paid a little more and flew QANTAS, they'd be able to sustain the proposed wage increases, they could continue to service all their aircraft here and provide jobs for Australians for years to come.
Boo hoo QANTAS employees and your unions. If you keep this crap up we will lose an Australian icon, we will lose a major employer of people in this country and you will lose your Job. But hey, the unions will still have their jobs after they have decimated QANTAS and sent them 100% overseas.
Props to Alan Joyce for sticking up for his company. If it were my company, I'd do the same.
with the greatest respect your post is factually incorrect
They do not get paid higher than other airlines. FACT!!! Pilots yes but i would say engineers are on par with DJ, but hey what do i know i used to work there and friends still do and my mrs works at Virgin.
I know people at both, and can tell you this is completely not true but hey if it suits your argument then go for it
14% SG. Maybe your confused. Standfard is 9% but some companies and
Qantas pay 10%. 14% LMFAO. That extra 1% is probably clawed back in management costs anyway. An extra 1% of an average wage wow how generous.
Qantas pay more than other airlines. LMFAO again incorrect but in Australia you are right, internationally no
QANTAS is currently the only airline that does all their aircraft servicing in Australia. FACT LMFAO
They do not get paid higher across the board TIGA. Incorrect again.
Cabin Crew/Engineers/Ground crew are on par income wise, to that of Virgin staff in fact i would argue Virgin staff are paid better with the extra incentives and bonuses they receive, which Qantas decided to withdraw a few years ago
WP is spot on the money because QF have ill managed their engineering division is no fault of anyone else but their own. Why should workers pay for Qantas mistakes.
14 engineers handling one plane is the equivalent of 6 flight attendants on a 737. What an absolute waste of money. Its quality of work not quantity that makes a good airline and Qantas has detoriated so much in the last 5 years
