Exclusive: Qantas 'pandemic' ground crew exit had been on the cards for a decade
Qantas developed a plan 10 years ago to outsource all airport ground handling work by 2020, raising questions about its claim that last month's move to sack all 2400 remaining ground workers was a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis.
Qantas management canvassed the strategy internally in 2010. While it is unclear whether the company adopted the "2020 Vision" strategy in full, the document shows outsourcing all "below the wing" work has been part of the executive team's thinking since before the bruising 2011 industrial dispute. "This revelation shows the outsourcing of Qantas' entire ground operations is not based on any rational thinking but shows a senior management team out of control and targeting a group of workers," Mr Kaine said.
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