Air Corp hires civilian workers due to personnel shortages

Foreign civilian workers have been hired by the Department of Defence to service Air Corps aircraft due to a lack of specialist military personnel. Picture: Collins

Foreign civilian workers have been hired by the Department of Defence to service Air Corps aircraft due to a lack of specialist military personnel.

PDForra, which represents enlisted personnel, said unlike members of the Defence Forces, civilian contractors have the right to take strike action and if this were to happen it could lead to aircraft being grounded.