Qantas Owners must guarantee jobs

Date: 14 December 2006

AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten is calling on the new owners of Qantas to hold urgent discussions with the Australian Workers' Union and fellow Qantas unions to allay serious concerns held by its workforce.

"Our members deserve a fair-dinkum guarantee that their jobs are not at risk as a result of this take-over," Mr Shorten said.

"The key issue at stake here is the retention of an Australian maintenance and engineering capacity within Qantas that will continue to deliver world's best practice in the aviation industry," he said

"We believe that Qantas' maintenance and engineering operations are a key driver in ensuring the continued safety of Australia's travelling public.

"Polling conducted for the AWU earlier this year shows that the overwhelming majority of Australians want to see the iconic national carrier retain Australian maintenance jobs."

Mr Shorten said the AWU would also be seeking guarantees that Qantas would continue to operate as an integrated business, and that regional air links would be maintained.

For further information

Union:	The Australian Workers' Union
Phone:	03 8327 0888
WWW:	http://www.awu.net.au

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