MAS Staff Vs Air Asia Staff?

In today's business world, it is not uncommon to find companies competing against each other; using all kinds of strategy. It is not even unusual to find them at loggerheads openly through the media.

But the staff of one company quarreling openly with the staff of another through the press? I don't know whether this is happening elsewhere in the world, but it certainly is over here in Malaysia. This recent newspaper clipping speaks for itself. Click on image for a larger view.

MAS' statement was made by its Employees Union (Maseu), but Air Asia does not have a staff union yet. So what do you do when you don't have an employees' union? Simple, release your statement through your company's communications team, as Air Asia did.

I wonder what's next? The staff of New Straits Times and The Star (both Malaysian newspapers) quarreling with each other openly?

A friend of mine used to say: "Certain things can only happen in Malaysia!"

Another friend said: "In Sabah, anything goes!"

No offence meant, after all I am a Malaysian and Sabahan myself.