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Emboldened Qantas Union Says More Bad Bosses Are in Its Sights
Flush with cash after an unprecedented legal victory over Qantas Airways Ltd., union boss Michael Kaine is warning other big businesses: Break Australia's employment laws at your peril.
The Federal Court of Australia on Monday fined Qantas A$90 million ($58 million), a record penalty for workplace wrongdoing, for illegally sacking almost 2,000 ground workers during the pandemic. More than half — A$50 million — was awarded to the Transport Workers' Union, with the presiding judge encouraging it and other unions to act as enforcers of industrial relations legislation.
