Stranded Qantas passengers pin hopes on workplace mediator
By Marc Lavine | China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-31 08:04
Prime minister takes action as 68,000 travelers are affected
SYDNEY - Tens of thousands of stranded passengers were on Sunday desperately hoping Australia's workplace regulator would end the grounding of Qantas Airways' entire fleet over a bitter industrial row.
The national carrier announced its shock decision to lock out union staff and cancel all flights indefinitely on Saturday, a move that left the country reeling and passengers scrambling for alternatives.
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