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Qantas strikes costing Australian airline A$15m a week | |
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Qantas has said the ongoing strikes by members of three unions are costing the airline 15m Australian dollars ($16m; £12m) per week. | Qantas has said the ongoing strikes by members of three unions are costing the airline 15m Australian dollars ($16m; £12m) per week. |
Workers have been striking against Qantas' plans to restructure the airline, a move than is expected to result in almost 1,000 job cuts. | Workers have been striking against Qantas' plans to restructure the airline, a move than is expected to result in almost 1,000 job cuts. |
Industrial action by the members has resulted in the cancellation of 129 flights and delayed another 387. | Industrial action by the members has resulted in the cancellation of 129 flights and delayed another 387. |
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce warned the costs may escalate further. | Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce warned the costs may escalate further. |
"This drawn out and coordinated industrial campaign by these three unions is now having a major impact on Qantas," Mr Joyce said. | "This drawn out and coordinated industrial campaign by these three unions is now having a major impact on Qantas," Mr Joyce said. |
"A$68m is a significant impact on the company and the costs will continue to rise," he added. | "A$68m is a significant impact on the company and the costs will continue to rise," he added. |
'Unreasonable demands' | |
Tensions between the unions and the Qantas management started in August after the airline announced a restructuring and outsourcing plan. | |
The union members have voiced their concerns against the proposal, saying it will result in job cuts at the airline's Australian operations. | |
The airline has said that it has no other choice because its international operation was losing A$200m a year, mostly due to higher fuel prices, wages and a stronger Australian dollar. | |
The unions have also asked for a 5% pay increase for every year of a three-year agreement. | |
However, Mr Joyce said the three unions' demands would result in additional losses. | |
"Agreeing to the unions' unreasonable demands would have a far greater cost on the company including risking the future of Qantas," he said. | |
"We remain committed to our strategy to build a better and stronger Qantas." |
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