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Jetstar braces for strike action
Monday, August 23, 2010 » 09:11am
Jetstar pilots will meet today to plan industrial action over wage and working conditions.
More than 100 pilots will consider a range of possible protests, that could disrupt services.
They're angry at being encouraged to transfer to the airline's new Singapore-Melbourne route, where they won't be employed under Australian laws.
Instead they'll be employed under Singapore laws, despite flying Australian-registered planes into Australia.