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Qantas clash with unions intensifies on move to scrap crew deal

  Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd applied to end a pre-pandemic agreement with cabin crew as it seeks more flexibility on rostering to recover from the Covid crisis, a move unions said jeopardizes salaries and working conditions. Qantas said it has asked Australia’s Fair Work Commission to terminate its agreement with long-haul cabin crew after a proposal for a new four-year ...

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Airbus UK arm mulls striking over pay

  Bloomberg Airbus SE staff at a wing-assembly plant in Broughton in Wales are set to vote on strike action after rejecting a pay offer, posing a potential risk to production as the company cranks up build rates for narrow-body jets. Toulouse, France-based Airbus is in discussions with the Unite union to try and avoid industrial action, a spokesman said ...

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Joe Biden draws line at Russian troops crossing Ukraine border

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden said Russia will “pay a heavy price” if any of its forces move across the border into Ukraine after earlier suggesting Western allies might struggle to react to a small-scale attack. As the top US diplomat meets Russia’s foreign minister in Geneva, Biden said he has issued clear warnings to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who ...

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