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30/9/2011Qantas employees have begun a one hour strike today at 8am on the 30th of September. As a result 2 flights were cancelled and 33 were rescheduled or delayed. This followed a strike by the Transport Workers Union on September 20 and yesterday Customs and Quarantine staff stopped work for separate pay problems. Meanwhile today Qantas baggage handlers and ground staff were protesting over ongoing pay and conditions.
Trade Unions are the result of people in the same area of work coming together to bargain for more strength of improved pay and conditions. They generally aim to protect the interests of union members by negotiating higher pay rates, improve the working conditions of members and promote quality of life issues. When strike action occurs, it stops or slows the flow of profit that the company receives, and in the case of Qantas, it inconveniences the public as well, which may influence the public's decision in which airline carrier they decide to fly in the future. Here in Qantas they are attempting to exercise their right as part of the Trade Union to attempt to stop work and force Qantas to consider their case for better pay and conditions.
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