Airport firefighters strike cancelled as union and Airservices Australia reach agreement
ABC In short: Aviation firefighters have called off their planned strike action after coming to an agreement with their employer. Earlier this month, UFUA said it had obtained leaked documents from Airservices Australia showing an "extreme risk" at 13 airports, and "high risk" at 14 others. Speaking to ABC radio, the union's aviation branch secretary Wes Garrett said the leaked documents "confirm that Australia's air travellers face a dire risk every time they set foot on an aircraft in Australia, should an incident occur". "At 13 major airports across Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, the leaked documents confirm that air travellers face extreme risk," he said. Airservices Australia said more detail would be shared once aviation firefighters "have been properly engaged on the proposed changes to their workplace terms and conditions".
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