Jetstar says it won't bow to 'standover tactics' as strikes resume
Jetstar says it won't be influenced by "standover tactics" as ground crew and baggage-handlers prepare to walk off the job Thursday amid a stand-off over pay and conditions. The carrier has cancelled 28 domestic flights to minimise disruption as Transport Workers' Union members carry out 2-hour stoppages at major airports as part of an escalating industrial dispute. A spokeswoman for the airline said it had a plan in place to protect customers' travel during the strike, which the TWU announced Friday after 250 workers took part in a similar stopwork action. The TWU says workers are facing "poverty wages" and insecure, irregular hours. It is calling for a 4% wage increase and conditions including more rest breaks, a guaranteed 12-hour break between shifts and a minimum of 30 hours of work each week. <br/>
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Jetstar says it won't bow to 'standover tactics' as strikes resume
Jetstar says it won't be influenced by "standover tactics" as ground crew and baggage-handlers prepare to walk off the job Thursday amid a stand-off over pay and conditions. The carrier has cancelled 28 domestic flights to minimise disruption as Transport Workers' Union members carry out 2-hour stoppages at major airports as part of an escalating industrial dispute. A spokeswoman for the airline said it had a plan in place to protect customers' travel during the strike, which the TWU announced Friday after 250 workers took part in a similar stopwork action. The TWU says workers are facing "poverty wages" and insecure, irregular hours. It is calling for a 4% wage increase and conditions including more rest breaks, a guaranteed 12-hour break between shifts and a minimum of 30 hours of work each week. <br/>
