Australian firefighters gear up to strike claiming airports are at ‘extreme risk’ due to staff shortages

Firefighters across Australia’s biggest airports, including Perth, will down tools later this month claiming years of severe understaffing poses a risk to traveller safety. The United Firefighters Union of Australia plans to engage in a protected four-hour stoppage on April 15 in a move Federal Government employer Airservices Australia has pushed back on, claiming it … Read more