Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week
The Transport Workers Union said workers will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday in Victoria state and on Thursday in the rest of the country.
Qantas is set to ground workers in an upcoming 24-hour strike over pay and working conditions, according to the Transport Workers Union (TWU). The action will take place on Wednesday in Victoria state and continue on Thursday across the rest of the country. The union warned that any disruption to freight, including Australia Post shipments, is solely the responsibility of Qantas management, which it accuses of showing "brutal disregard for customers and the workforce."
The strike follows Qantas's outsourcing of over 1,800 ground workers' jobs in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, a move deemed illegal by a court earlier this year. Qantas was subsequently ordered to pay a record fine of A$90 million (US$64 million). No comment has been provided by a Qantas spokesperson.
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