It’s a shocking insult that nearly 2,000 experienced workers are forced to sit at home and Office bearers are asked to work as Ground handlers !

Citing Aviation safety as a factor Australian Transport Workers Union (TWU) national secretary Michael Kaine criticized Qantas and said ,

“It’s a shocking insult that nearly 2,000 experienced workers are forced to sit at home because their jobs were stolen from them while corporate ring-ins are being dragged to the baggage rooms to help ease airport chaos.” 

The comment was on the Qantas internal memo looking for expressions of interest (EOIs) from at least 100 managers and executives to work as ground handlers.

Earlier , Qantas wanted its senior executives and managers to take part in a program that could see them work as ground handlers for atleast three months , amid critical staff shortages.

He also added , “This isn’t the brainwave Qantas management seems to think it is. Introducing inexperienced office workers into specialist aviation workplaces will only increase the likelihood of serious injuries and safety incidents on site, throwing airports into further disarray.”

However , a Qantas spokesperson replied with the TWU claim rejection,

“We completely reject these claims, which are another example of the union once again playing the safety card in an attempt to undermine confidence in the industry.”

“All executives will undergo the same level of training as any new recruit so that they can safely carry out the tasks they are assigned to do."

Qantas claims that this is not the first time that execs have rolled up their sleeves to help out at the airport.

“As we have done in the past during busy periods, around 200 head office staff have helped at airports during peak travel periods since Easter,” the Qantas spokesperson.

Australian TWU does not see this as an achievement of Qantas , rather a disruption that took shape due to the illegally outsourcing workers , i.e. Dnata workers will soon be voting in a Protected Action Ballot .

Qantas’ decision to illegally outsource thousands of ground crew have made shocking conditions in aviation even worse. Dnata workers will soon be voting in a Protected Action Ballot, and they're sending the company a clear message: it's time for good, secure jobs in aviation.

“Alan Joyce and his management team have given the game away,” Kaine said.

“This memo is an admission the illegal outsourcing of groundwork achieved nothing other than the total devastation of what was once Qantas’ trusted service.

In another criticism , Michael Kaine took it to the social media about Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and said ,

His name has become synonymous with poor service @qantas - my flight has been “Joyced” my bags have been “Joyced” - This photo is of Alan Joyce on the tarmac - the lucky passengers on this flight have had their luggage personally “Joyced.”

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