UNION APPLAUDS KENWORTH TRUCKS CONTINUING TO PAY EMPLOYEES DURING TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN
APRIL 20, 2020 – Workers at Kenworth Trucks in Bayswater, Victoria will return to work today after spending the last three and a half weeks, from March 25, at home with pay while the worksite was reconfigured to make social distancing easier.The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) welcomed the move to continue paying permanent employees as […]
Entitlement update for Qantas workers
MARCH 28, 2020 – The Qantas Engineers Alliance Unions have been seeking clarity from Qantas on questions of entitlements during stand downs since they were first announced a week and a half ago.Throughout this process, Qantas has shown a lack of respect and compassion to its workforce, and we are frustrated to report this continues to […]
Qantas stand downs – message from Paul Bastian to AMWU members
MARCH 25, 2020 – At 5pm today, thousands of Qantas workers and many union members are going to be stood down. Many more will find out their fate over the coming weeks as the COVID-19 crisis intensifies. This is a difficult time for our country and the aviation sector – but you are not alone. […]
Statement from Qantas Engineers’ Alliance
MARCH 23, 2020 – AMWU National Assistant Secretary Glenn Thompson: “The AMWU is calling on Qantas to urgently bring forward scheduled aircraft maintenance to mitigate the effects of the stand-down. Qantas can use this down time to get ahead of their maintenance schedule and keep their workers gainfully employed. The longer workers can continue doing their jobs […]
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