Jetstar faces ground crew and pilot strikes over summer | pwhatch
Budget airline Jetstar is facing the prospect of strikes and other disruptive industrial action from baggage handlers, ground crew and pilots over the busy summer holiday period.
The TWU said its action covered 250 workers in Sydney, Melbourne, Avalon, Brisbane, Cairns and Adelaide, and came amid a dispute with the airline over wages and minimum guaranteed hours of work. Jetstar said it has around 380 ground staff in total."Jetstar workers took a pay freeze in recent years and they expected the company treat them fairly now they are earning bumper profits," TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said.
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