Thursday, March 1, 2012

Fed; Qantas stops stand-downs ahead of more talks

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Fed; Qantas stops stand-downs ahead of more talks

MELBOURNE, Feb 5 AAP - Qantas has agreed to stop standing down maintenance workerswho refuse to work overtime ahead of further talks in the industrial commission in Sydneytomorrow (Eds: Wednesday).

The move comes after unions challenged the legality of the stand-down action in Melbourne'sFederal Court yesterday.

The Federal Court application for an injunction against Qantas over the stand-downswas adjourned until Thursday.

About 400 workers have been stood down at maintenance plants in Sydney and Melbournesince Friday, as the airline stepped up its response to a five-month union ban on …

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