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Save Qantas Jobs

Qantas Board & Politicians

Qantas has announced it wants to axe and outsource 2,500 workers.

This is after rorting the Australian taxpayer of $800,000,000 in JobKeeper payments and government subsidies. Qantas are lying that COVID is to blame for the cuts- it’s not. Documents show that Qantas have been planning this for 10 years.

These workers are not being made redundant - they will be replaced with workers on lower wages and conditions. Most likely to a foreign-owned company like Swissport, known for paying workers below the Award rate and forcing them to sleep at airports between gruelling split shifts!

Many of these workers have been loyal to the company for decades and feel betrayed, especially when senior executives at Qantas continue to earn millions during the biggest crisis aviation has seen.

Qantas' un-Australian behaviour has also included threatening workers for raising legitimate safety concerns during COVID, abusing JobKeeper to pocket workers’ entitlements and denying terminally ill workers sick leave.

Please add your name to stand in solidarity with those workers and save Qantas jobs.

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To: Qantas Board & Politicians
From: [Your Name]

I am adding my voice to this letter to appeal to you to stand up against plans to outsource all of the 2,500 Qantas ground-handling jobs. I believe that it is the wrong move to axe and outsource these jobs and will only hurt the airline’s ability to provide a safe and efficient service to the travelling public.

Successive generations of Australians working at Qantas have done these jobs for 100 years. As Qantas approaches its centenary anniversary, its continuing legacy should be as a great airline that Australians can be proud of. This will be difficult if Qantas workers are not doing the airline’s work and if conditions are driven further down.

This is no doubt a difficult time for airlines and aviation and it is shameful that the Federal Government refuses to put in place a national plan to save the industry. I urge you to pressure the Government into delivering for this important sector.

Given the crisis that is ensnaring our society and our economy, now is not the time for quiet acquiescence on developments that are harmful and wrong. Now is the time to stand up and be outspoken on behalf of the airline, its workers and the travelling public.

Yours faithfully,