Australian media say as many as 9000 Qantas workers - including refuellers, caterers, cleaners, baggage and transport staff - are prepared to take industrial action, calling on the carrier to halt plans to send jobs overseas. Transport Workers' Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said Qantas employees would strike to gain job security.
''We've said to Qantas that workers across this industry expect the company to negotiate,'' he said.
"And the answer has been they (Qantas) are not prepared to negotiate on job security, on safety for the Australian public.
''If that's an issue they won't negotiate on to improve, then I can see the workforce only taking one step - which Qantas is aware of - and that is industrial action.''
Qantas faces strike threat
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Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Australian media say as many as 9000 Qantas workers - including refuellers, caterers, cleaners, baggage and transport staff - are prepared to take industrial action, calling on the carrier to halt plans to send jobs overseas. Transport Workers' Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said Qantas employees would strike to gain job security.
''We've said to Qantas that workers across this industry expect the company to negotiate,'' he said.
"And the answer has been they (Qantas) are not prepared to negotiate on job security, on safety for the Australian public.
''If that's an issue they won't negotiate on to improve, then I can see the workforce only taking one step - which Qantas is aware of - and that is industrial action.''
