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Qantas workers are set to gatecrash the airline’s first shareholder grilling since its board copped a record protest vote against executive pay, as more than 400 unionised engineers prepare to walk off the job again.Friday’s annual general meeting in Hobart will be the first for new chairman John Mullen after his predecessor, Richard Goyder, left the business following a disastrous year for the Flying Kangaroo.

Faced with a possible board spill if it is voted down again, the board is hoping it has done enough to convince shareholders it has turned a corner. But pushback is expected either way, with disgruntled union workers set to gatecrash the AGM.Before the meeting, hundreds of Qantas engineers will down tools across all major Australian airports.

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