<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>339125</docID> <postdate>2025-02-26 15:13:45</postdate> <headline>Workers protest at airport security changes</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-209688" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SenPIXELS_4100-e1699659168772.jpg" alt="" width="738" height="492" /></p> <caption>Canberra airport is changing its security contractor. Photo: Senthan Thani</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By aviation writer <strong>Scott Mayman</strong></span></p> <p><strong>A change of security contractor comes into effect this weekend at Canberra airport, despite the continued protest rallies of workers.</strong></p> <p>MSS Security takes over from Saturday.</p> <p>Some security staff will lose their jobs, while others will lose their existing pay and conditions, says the United Workers Union's Lyndal Ryan.</p> <p>She warns that there could be gaps in security staff from this weekend and says she has repeatedly called for airport management to step in and address the issue.</p> <p> </p> </body>