Aer Rianta SIPTU still plan strike to upset EU meetings

SIPTU’s Aer Rianta branch are refusing to withdraw the threat of strike action aimed at deliberately disrupting next week’s meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers in Dublin.

Although the other Aer Rianta unions the TEEU, IMPACT and Mandate have backed away from any move towards industrial action, SIPTU made it clear last night it was not happy with Minister Brennan's response to the concerns of Aer Rianta workers.

Both SIPTU and ICTU wrote to Minister Brennan yesterday seeking clarification on points raised by the minister in a letter sent to Congress last Friday in which he promised to share financial information related to his plan to break up Aer Rianta.