Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) I am advised that Minister Evans was in regular contact with all parties to the dispute, as stated in media interviews and public statements prior to 29 October 2011.

(2) No. Qantas has made some statements about the financial impact of protected industrial action by employees on its business, however, the Department is not in a position to verify these statements. Officials of the Transport Workers Union, the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association and the Australian and International Pilots Association have made statements about the objectives of their protected industrial action against Qantas. However, the Department is not in a position to verify these statements.

(3) Officials of the Transport Workers Union, the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association and the Australian and International Pilots Association made public statements at various times about taking protected industrial action against Qantas.