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A 24-hour strike by staff who refuel Qantas and different worldwide airline planes at Melbourne Airport is threatening to disrupt flights.
The Transport Employees’ Union (TWU) says the economic motion from 4am on Wednesday to 4am on Thursday is a push for higher pay and circumstances for the employees employed by the Rivet Group.
The TWU’s Mem Suleyman mentioned workers had been making an attempt to get a greater working settlement for a yr, leaving them no alternative however to strike, the 9 Community reported.
“These are staff in one of the vital harmful jobs within the airport, but they’re being pushed to the restrict whereas pay and circumstances fail to draw extra staff to share the load,” he mentioned.
A Melbourne Airport spokesperson mentioned the airport would work with airways to make sure minimal disruption to vacationers.
Rivet providers main freight and passenger airways together with Qantas, DHL, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airways, Fiji Airways and Qatar Airways
