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Kat Wong and Alex Mitchell

Virgin ground crew clear runway for industrial action

Virgin Airline ground crew have applied to the workplace umpire for protected industrial action. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Virgin Australia ground crew will take a first step towards a possible strike as negotiations with the airline stagnate over pay, safety and job security.

Cost-of-living pressures, low wages and unsustainable hours are weighing on Virgin employees with some forced to work second jobs to pay their mortgage or rent, the Transport Workers' Union claims.

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