Qantas engineers warn strikes will continue if airline doesn't make higher pay offer
ABCQantas engineers are warning they'll hold further strikes if the airline does not make a substantial increase in its pay offer, as a protracted enterprise bargaining dispute continues. The Qantas Engineers' Alliance, which consists of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Australian Workers Union and Electrical Trades Union wants a 15 per cent up-front pay rise with another 5 per cent increase over the next three years. "It's about time that Qantas showed these workers that they are valued, they are respected," AMWU national secretary Steve Murphy said during a rally outside Qantas headquarters in Sydney. "But it remains the case that after 10 years of real wage cuts, the ball is in Qantas's court for how it is they're going to come forward and make good after the hard work that has kept the company aloft after all these years" The engineers say strike action will continue if Qantas does not increase their pay offer.
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