For decades, Qantas was an institution that inspired a form of civic pride in most Australians.

It was an airline with an impeccable safety record, a reputation for excellence in service, as well as being a great place to work.

In 2022, Qantas' stellar reputation is in tatters, replaced by a long list of grievances - delayed and cancelled flights, lost baggage and safety concerns.

At the heart of this has been CEO Alan Joyce's relentless job stripping, cost cutting and a union busting crusade that has made Qantas a pariah.

Last week, ABC TV's "4 Corners" did an investigation into the goings on at Qantas. What it found was a company at war with its workforce and struggling to deliver for its customers.

Michael Kaine, National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) is our guest on the pod this week, to discuss Qantas - the wounded kangaroo.

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Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFrankly

For decades, Qantas was an institution that inspired a form of civic pride in most Australians. It was an airline with an impeccable safety record, a reputation for excellence in service, as well as being a great place to work. In 2022, Qantas' stellar reputation is in tatters, replaced by a long list of grievances - delayed and cancelled flights, lost baggage and safety concerns. At the heart of this has been CEO Alan Joyce's relentless job stripping, cost cutting and a union busting crusade that has made Qantas a pariah. Last week, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/flight-risk:-the-inside-story-of-the-chaos-at/14044048">ABC TV's "4 Corners"</a> did an investigation into the goings on at Qantas. What it found was a company at war with its workforce and struggling to deliver for its customers. Michael Kaine, National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) is our guest on the pod this week, to discuss Qantas - the wounded kangaroo.
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* You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - <a href="mailto:otjpodcast@protonmail.com">otjpodcast@protonmail.com</a>
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About the host
Francis Leach, ACTU - <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens.

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