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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Skydivers go on strike in three Australian states and claim pay has plummeted

Australian skydiving instructors have gone on strike as a pay dispute drags on.
Australian skydiving instructors have gone on strike as a pay dispute drags on. Photograph: Gards/Getty Images

Australian skydivers went on strike on Friday over a pay disagreement with the industry’s dominant employer, amid claims experienced instructors will be forced to “pick up a paintbrush” to supplement their income if they give in.

The rolling industrial action against Experience Co across eight sites in NSW, Victoria and Queensland has prompted the adventure tourism company to reschedule parachute jumps at the start of the peak summer season.

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