Qantas ordered to resume flights by tribunal ruling

Found on BBC News on Sunday, 30 October 2011
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An independent tribunal in Australia has ordered a permanent end to the industrial dispute that has grounded all Qantas flights.

Secretary of the ACTU union Jeff Lawrence said the ruling had made it clear that union action was not causing harm to the economy and that it was Qantas's actions that had brought the tribunal's intervention.

A Qantas statement on Saturday said all employees involved in industrial action would be locked out from Monday evening and flights grounded from 06:00 GMT on Saturday.

It must be tough having to deal with employees who do not act like slaves and decide to demand fair pay and good working conditions.