Fed: Qantas employees insecure, angry about job cuts
Unions say angry and confused Qantas employees could stage widespread industrial actionover the airline's decision to cut 1,000 jobs.
Manufacturing Workers Union national secretary DOUG CAMERON says there's a great dealof concern and stress amongst his members, who are Qantas maintenance workers.
Australian Services Union assistant national secretary LINDA WHITE says her members-- the airline's service and store officers -- are incensed.
She says Qantas' action is deplorable, and ASU members will consider industrial action.
Qantas chief executive GEOFF DIXON says 1,000 staff will be made redundant betweennow and June 30 because of the impact of the war in Iraq and the deadly SARS virus.
Voluntary redundancies will be offered in areas the airline wants to scale down, followedby forced redundancies if the target is not met.
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KEYWORD: QANTAS UNIONS (SYDNEY)
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