The union has also said members will travel to Canberra tomorrow ahead of a separate vote urging the scheme to be widened to excluded businesses.
National Secretary Michael Kaine said, “Thousands of airport workers for almost two months have had no pay, their leave and savings have been exhausted and they are terrified about their families’ future.”
The Labor MP whose constituency covers Sydney Airport has slammed the government’s JobKeeper package for ignoring workers at a press conference at Terminal 2.
Seventy TWU members took part in a rally today at Perth Airport to protest against ‘loopholes’ in the JobKeeper package that have excluded thousands of employees.
The Transport Workers Union has made a final appeal to the government to intervene to help save Virgin Australia after the business collapsed into administration.
Qantas has now told its cabin crew they must not leave their hotel rooms during 24-hour layovers, Australian Aviation can reveal.