Qantas Freight Workers to Receive $7,000 Pay Rise After Union Agreement

This deal aligns the wages of Australian Air Express employees with those of their Qantas Freight counterparts.

A Qantas Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane travels down the runway as a Qantas Boeing 717 plane lands at Sydney International Airport on June 7, 2024. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

Freight workers for the Qantas-owned Australian Air Express will benefit from an almost $7,000 (US$4,800) annual pay increase, thanks to a new agreement brokered by the Australian Services Union (ASU).

This deal aligns the wages of Australian Air Express employees with those of their Qantas Freight counterparts, marking a victory in the ASU’s ongoing “same job, same pay” campaign.