Australia: Immigration and customs staff to resume strike action at international airports Wednesday

Immigration and customs staff at international airports will resume a postponed strike action Wednesday in a bid to break a 2-year deadlock on pay and entitlement negotiations. The industrial action campaign, initially scheduled for the Easter weekend, was postponed by the Community and Public Sector Union after terror attacks in Brussels and the urging by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. The protected industrial action is set to last until April 7 with staff walking off the job during morning and evening peak times. The CPSU has warned travellers the strike action will likely result in delays for those travelling on international flights. According to the CPSU, strict national security exemptions will remain in place at international airports during the strike action. <br/>