Virgin holiday strike averted

Virgin Australia has reached an in-principle deal with the Transport Workers Union and Flight Attendant's Association of Australia on a cabin crew enterprise agreement thus averting a chaotic strike over the holiday season. 

Under the new Enterprise Agreement, cost of living pressures will be easier for the crew to manage, and lifestyle challenges will be easier to navigate the airline said.  

The agreement will deliver a more than 15 per cent salary increase over three years, depending on the skill and tenure of the crew member.  

The airline said that the overall cost of this agreement was in line with the agreements we have reached with other work groups.

Virgin Australia said that the agreement “will ensure our people are appropriately rewarded for their work and that Virgin Australia is set up for long-term success.”  

Insiders say that some details of the agreement are still to be drafted and the parties will spend two days next week beginning the drafting process with a view to voting before the end of January.