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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 28 Feb, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Qantas boss to meet unions over job cuts Qantas boss Alan Joyce will begin talks with unions today after the airline announced it would shed 5,000 jobs as part of a plan to save $2 billion over the coming three years. Mr Joyce will meet with unions representing Qantas employees, from pilots to baggage handlers, who are waiting to find out which jobs will go. The ABC understands 1,500 jobs will come from management and non-operational sides of the business and 300 engineering jobs will be going in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has appealed to Labor to lift foreign ownership restrictions, indicating the Government will not be providing the airline with a debt guarantee. Clive Palmer says his party will not support any amendments to the Qantas Sales Act. 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