Re: Unions at it again!
Don H
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> Staff off sick cause massive delays at Sydney airport
>
> THE absence of three air traffic controllers who are on sick leave
> today has inflicted crippling delays on Australia's busiest airport.
>
> http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,23484291-5014090,00.html
>
> Air Services Australia, which manages air traffic control, said the
> absence of half of the rostered staff had caused today's delays at
> Sydney airport.
>
> All domestic flights, inbound and outbound, are suffering delays of up
> an hour and will continue to do so for the rest of evening.
>
> An ASA spokeswoman said another controller had been called in to fill
> one of the shifts.
>
> "This afternoon, three of our controllers from this terminal unit
> called in sick," the spokeswoman said.
>
> "One additional controller has come in," the spokeswoman said.
>
> "We expect delays will continue this evening, but not after this
> evening."
>
> She said the unit had been understaffed since about 3pm (AEDT).
>
> "We have fewer controllers than we'd have on a normal shift so we have
> had to reduce the number of arrivals and departures into Sydney to
> maintain safety."
>
> Six air traffic controllers usually manned the Terminal Control Unit,
> but the spokeswoman said only four were now handling operations.
>
> ASA could not comment if the high absentee rate was more than a
> coincidence.
>
> "I can't speculate about how this relates to a general shortage of air
> traffic controllers but we expect the situation that affects today's
> delays to not be affected after this evening," she said.
>
> Representatives from Qantas and Virgin had earlier said the airlines
> were not told why the delays had occurred.
>
> At 5pm, about 20 planes were being held on the ground or told to
> remain in holding patterns above the airport.
# Funny, I didn't see the word "union" mentioned in any of the above. But
no doubt the unions are behind it, eh? An attempt at feather-bedding. Or
is it that workers, being a cost not an asset, are reduced to the bare
minimum in numbers by management?
Incidentally, any business would automate, if it could, thus avoiding the
need to pay wages, as robots can work around the clock for nothing.
Why not automate the job of air-traffic controller? Maybe because the
human brain is a far more flexible instrument than an automated system? But
wait for the day when computers are given eyes - yet even an android might
make a mistake, letting two planes collide.
While it might be desirable for malingering human controllers to be
forced back to work, be wary of forcing a genuinely sick one (or more) to
function.
frilly.lizzy
> "Sir John Howard" <sirjohnhow...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:092642a5-8090-43cc...@w5g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
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Sick? Were they, or are about to demand less hours at an increase in
pay?
They are in an ideal situation to demand anything (at union
instigation).
Liz
Sir John Howard
Remember when Sydney bus drivers pulled this stunt last year? And they
said it wasn't a strike or union action.
ex_liberal_voter
after they spent many months going "unions-BOO!" before the election.
______________
[... U]nderstand this: when you wish to assault democracy, first you
attack the unions. When you wish to restore democracy, first you start
with the unions.
"It is no accident that the opposition in Zimbabwe now is led by the
unions.
"When you undermine unions, you undermine democracy in the workplace,
then you will undermine democracy in the nation overall.
"First you destroy the unions, then you destroy democracy."
Kim Beazley Valedictory Speech, reported in The Age, 20 September 2007
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/09/20/1189881652529.html
Rod Speed
> The Liberal fascists look pretty silly now that nothing is happening
> after they spent many months going "unions-BOO!" before the election.
______________
> [... U]nderstand this: when you wish to assault democracy, first you
> attack the unions. When you wish to restore democracy, first you start
> with the unions.
>
> "It is no accident that the opposition in Zimbabwe now is led by the
> unions.
>
> "When you undermine unions, you undermine democracy in the workplace,
> then you will undermine democracy in the nation overall.
>
> "First you destroy the unions, then you destroy democracy."
Wota fucking wanker. Even the stupidest 'workers' have noticed that
the fuckwit unions are WAY past their useby date, and have had
enough of a clue to make and obscene gesture in their general direction.
> Kim Beazley Valedictory Speech, reported in The Age, 20 September 2007
That fat fool couldnt even manage to win an election, ever.
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/09/20/1189881652529.html
John Phillips
<ex_liber...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> From: ex_liberal_voter <ex_liber...@yahoo.com.au>
Do you mean "Alwayslaborpartystooge@dumbasdog'sshit.com.au?
Green Lantern
"John Phillips" <flatula...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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What about Flang...@strikesagain.com.au ?