The ACTU is leading discussions with Qantas to ensure that there is a co-ordinated approach to negotiations on wages conditions and job cuts.
This is on the back of Qantas yesterday announcing a 90% drop in profit for the 2008-2009 financial year and the intention to slash $1.5b in costs over the next 3 years.
ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence and a union delegation have met with Qantas CEO Alan Joyce last Friday and flagged the intention of having a co-ordinated approach.
Unions argued that previous CEO Geoff Dixon had a “divide and conquer” tacting in negotiations for individual enterprise agreements.
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