Strikes off, but Qantas is not impressed
The cat-and-mouse game between Qantas and its disgruntled unions has continued with the airline describing moves by unions to call off planned stoppages on Friday as “cynicalâ€.
Qantas baggage handlers and ground staff have called off the nationwide two-hour work stoppages in the ongoing row between the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the airline over pay and conditions.
Members of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) were due to stage a one-hour work stoppage.
The TWU described cancelling the strikes as a “significant gesture of good faith” by its members, but it warned strikes would be back on the cards if negotiations broke down.
Qantas said the cancellation had come too late to prevent delays for its passengers, describing the cancellations as a “cynical tactic” by the TWU.
In better news for the airline, Qantas said it had reached a provisional enterprise bargaining agreement with the union representing short-haul cabin crew.
Thousands of Qantas passengers who turned up at airports on Friday morning discovered their flights have been cancelled, even though strike action was called off.
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