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Qantas workers begin 24-hour strike at four Australian airports, union says

Global Published 24 September 2026, 11:37 · archived 24 Sep 2026

Qantas airport workers launched a 24-hour strike on Thursday at the Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth airports demanding higher pay, more secure jobs and improved safety standards, the Australia’s Transport Worker’s Union (TWU) said. The union said the industrial action involved workers from Qantas Ground Services (QGS), Australian air Express (AAE) freight operations and regional carrier QantasLink. Employees were seeking pay increases in line with industry standards, more full-time positions and the integration of work groups under a single Qantas structure, arguing the company’s use of m...

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