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Qantas Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute, Sparking Fears of Flight Delays

This comes just days after a flight from Brisbane to Adelaide was forced to make an emergency landing due to concerns about the braking system
Qantas Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute, Sparking Fears of Flight Delays
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
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
12/12/2024|Updated: 12/12/2024
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Australian airline Qantas is dealing with a strike from hundreds of engineers during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

The Qantas Engineers Alliance, representing line maintenance engineers from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the Australian Workers Union, and the Electrical Trades Union, said 500 engineers stepped away from the job for 24 hours on Dec. 13.

Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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