Airport workers will rally for extended JobKeeper payments in protests planned across Australia to demand a national recovery plan after a survey showed almost 40 per cent of aviation workers stood down from their jobs are receiving no income.
A survey of airport workers released by the Transport Workers Union shows 70 per cent of aviation workers have been stood down from their jobs with almost 40 per cent stating they have no income.
"Workers have been stood down for several months, many have been shut out of Jobkeeper Payment and have no income at all," Mr Kaine said. Protesters will picket the Melbourne office of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg from 10.30am and target Employment Minister Michaelia Cash in Perth at 1pm. US private equity firms Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners made the short-list of bidders for Virgin on Tuesday.
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