The Transport Workers Union has been told to prioritise its members instead of tweeting as Justice Michael Lee takes it to task for “wasting the court’s time”.
A Federal Court judge has savaged the Transport Workers Union for “wasting the court’s time” and letting down ground handlers whose jobs were illegally outsourced by Qantas for attempting to lodge a separate compensation claim against the airline.
Qantas is back in court for two weeks of compensation hearings following failed mediation between it and the Transport Workers Union after it was found it illegally sacked 1700 workers.The TWU’s barrister, Mark Gibian SC, said in his opening remarks the union would probably lodge a separate claim for compensation in addition to the current hearings. This compensation claim would centre on the union’s loss of membership fees following their sacking from the airline business.
“Why have you sat on your backside and not organised yourselves? What possible excuse is there? Why wouldn’t you use the resources of the court properly?”‘ sending tweets patting yourselves on the back … but using court processes responsibly to get this resolved might be good.’The Transport Workers Union lodged legal action in the Federal Court against Qantas in 2021.
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