Aer Lingus management braced for strike threat if SIPTU rejects job cuts

MANAGEMENT at Aer Lingus will brace themselves for the threat of strike action later today when the results of a ballot of members of trade union SIPTU are announced.

The union, which represents over 2,000 workers at the airline, called the ballot in response to management plans to shed 1,325 jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme.

SIPTU said the ballot was “a precautionary measure” that would not necessarily lead to strike action. SIPTU national industrial secretary Mick Halpenny said the union’s priority was to ensure that any changes proposed by management would not be implemented without the agreement of workers.