Ground handling crew used by major airlines including Qantas, Emirates and Etihad will vote on whether to strike following failed talks with their employer to resolve a stalled enterprise agreement negotiation | ameliamcguiree
Ground handling crew used by major airlines including Qantas, Emirates and Etihad will vote on whether to strike following failed talks with their employer to resolve a stalled enterprise agreement negotiation.
The potential for industrial action comes after weeks of chaos at airports, with lengthy queues, cancelled flights and lost baggage infuriating travellers. Qantas outsourced baggage ground handling to Dnata and other third-party crew services in 2020, resulting in 1700 redundancies. The Federal Court found the move was in breach of the Fair Work Act, a verdict the airline is appealing in the High Court.by shifting baggage handling, aircraft cleaning and ground support work to third-party aviation service providers such as Dnata or Swissport at 11 airports.
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