Jetstar Staff Say They Will Not Strike Over Christmas and New Year Holiday

Dec. 19, 2019
The Transport Workers’ Union is attempting to negotiate for additional rest breaks, a 12-hour break between shifts, guaranteed 30 hours a week and annual wage increases of 4 percent.

Striking Jetstar staff have announced they will take no further industrial action over Christmas and the New Year holiday period.

Jetstar was forced to cancel another batch of holiday season flights on Thursday as union staff at the Australian low-budget airline continued rolling strikes across the country.

Ground crew have been striking over pay and safety concerns, while Jetstar has said work stoppages are “unjustifiable and cynically timed to hurt travellers”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/19/jetstar-staff-say-they-will-not-strike-over-christmas-and-new-year-holiday