Labor's Lingering Pain: Qantas Ground Workers Strike Over Pay and Conditions The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has announced a 24 hour strike by hundreds of Qantas ground workers next week, citing pay and working conditions as their main grievances.
On the surface, this appears to be just another labor dispute in Australia's airline industry.
However, when examined more closely, it becomes clear that Qantas' treatment of its ground staff is merely one symptom of a systemic issue affecting the country's workforce.