Airport ground crew 'too much' threatens strike
Long queues, flight cancellations and baggage delays at Australia’s main airports could worsen, with “chronically overworked” ground crew threatening to go on strike because of pay and working conditions. Key points: The company supplies ground handling aircraft for up to 20 airlines including Qantas The strike is likely to impact thousands of travelers at Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne international airports Ground crews have warned of chronic staff shortages, airport chaos and safety incidents The Transportation Workers’ Union (TWU) said about 700 baggage and ramp operations staff at global airline, Dnata, would apply to the Fair Work Commission on Tuesday to hold a vote on industry action. TWU claims the company is seeking to push through a new “unpleasant” employment agreement that “provides pay cuts to experienced workers and under minimum reward conditions”. Filing an application means staff will be protected under the Fair Work Act if they choose to support industry action, whic