Pilots from Qantas are now expected to attend a meeting after a sit-down between they airline and Australian and International Pilot Association resulted in a “no solution.” Barry Jackson, who is actually the Australian and International Pilot Association’s president, said that this new meeting with pilots from Qantas will be used to gauge the pilots’ “appetite” for pushing ahead with industrial action.

Just this week, this association accused airline management of showing contempt for the workforce. Apparently they did this when they refused to negotiate on the issue at hand in return for some improved flexibility and productivity.

Qantas, in a statement, went on to say that any pilot that is concerned about job security has no reason to be concerned. All of these fears are completely unfounded. However, the company said that any kind of industrial action will hurt the airline’s business and its passengers. They have not made a pilot redundant in almost 40 years, they added, and there is currently no threat to the job security of the pilots.

So this brings up the question: What caused this strike threat in the first place? Well apparently the strike threat comes after negotiations broke down between pilots and Qantas management over a new enterprise bargaining agreement, also known as an EBA.

According to the airline, the threat of industrial action is part of the union’s posturing to get increased wages. However, the association said that all of their claims are based around job security and, of course, career progression. In the end, the association just wants what’s best for the pilots.