Flight delays and long queues are expected to worsen from today as ground crews at Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane airports launch the first steps of industrial action.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) applied to the Fair Work Commission on July 26 for a ballot on strike action as it negotiates a new workplace agreement with Australia’s largest baggage handler Dnata, which Dubai-based airline Emirates owns.
“The TWU is calling for a Safe and Secure Skies Commission to fix the broken system of control from privatised airports and airlines pushing down wages and conditions through contracting pressures,” the Union said in a statement to The Epoch Times….