Michael Kaine

The Transport Workers' Union say they've faced years of uncertainty from cost cutting by the companies that work around Sydney Airport.

Michael Kaine is the TWU national secretary.

He's on the line for us this afternoon.

Michael, thanks for your time.

Thanks for joining us.

Thanks, James.

Michael Kaine, the TWU national secretary.

So that will, uh, be back in place between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM, and it's largely with security screening at the domestic and international terminals.

Sertis employees are holding two four-hour stoppages at domestic and international terminals.

Transport Workers' Union National Secretary Michael Kaine says workers are constantly having hours cut or rosters changed.

It's not what these workers want to do to create disruption, but the fault of this lies squarely at the feet of Sydney Airport.

It's a downward spiral of changing contracts, squeezing these operators that perform this critical task.