{
  "id": 8142331,
  "title": "Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/qantas-ground-workers-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions-next-week-8142331",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/qantas-ground-workers-strike-over-pay-and-conditions-next-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Workers will strike for a 24-hour period on Wednesday in Victoria state and Thursday in the rest of the country, the union...",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/qantas-ground-workers-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions-next-week",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:43:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Qantas ground workers to strike over pay and conditions next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/qantas-ground-workers-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions-next-week-8138468",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:53:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}