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Qantas Ground Workers Strike for Better Pay and Conditions
The union is seeking one enterprise agreement for about 650 workers after Qantas split ground roles into multiple deals and outsourced 1,800 jobs.
- Hundreds of Qantas ground workers handling freight and QantasLink regional flights will strike next week, with 24-hour stoppages occurring on September 23 in Victoria and September 24 across the rest of the country.
- The Transport Workers Union is pushing to consolidate enterprise agreements for ground staff, aiming to reverse workforce splintering strategies former chief executive Alan Joyce deployed to suppress wages.
- Qantas claims only 400 Qantas Ground Services employees are eligible to strike, disputing the union's scope, while the TWU argues the airline's historical workforce division has drained experience and compromised safety standards.
- TWU National Secretary Michael Kaine stated, "Any disruption to freight, including Australia Post shipments, sits solely at the feet of Qantas management," though the airline maintains contingency plans to minimize operational impacts.
- Since the 2020 outsourcing of 1,800 workers was deemed illegal, Qantas paid $120 million to sacked staff and $90 million in fines; CEO Vanessa Hudson has sought to rebuild relationships, though the TWU contends structural issues persist.
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Qantas Ground Workers Strike for Better Pay and Conditions
Hundreds of Qantas ground workers are set to strike next week over pay and working conditions, according to the Transport Workers Union. The strike will occur on Wednesday in Victoria and Thursday elsewhere in Australia. The union blames Qantas management for the disruption.
·India
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Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week
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Qantas ground staff set to strike over ‘Joyce-era’ bargaining agreements
The 600 workers poised to go on strike are the last remaining Qantas ground workers, after 1800 of their colleagues were illegally sacked during the COVID pandemic.
·North Sydney, Australia
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