Thursday, March 1, 2012

Fed: Qantas agree to three-day stand-down truce

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Fed: Qantas agree to three-day stand-down truce

Qantas has reached a three-day truce with maintenance unions, agreeing to stop thestand-downs which caused massive walkouts in Sydney last week.

About 400 workers have been stood down at maintenance plants in Sydney and Melbournesince Friday, as the airline stepped up its response to a five-month union ban on overtime.

The bans were a protest against Qantas' proposed wage freeze.

Unions challenged the legality of the stand-down action in Melbourne's Federal Courttoday, calling on Qantas to reimburse workers …

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