Aer Lingus strike moves closer

SIPTU issued two week’s strike notice to Aer Lingus last night as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern strongly defended the Government’s decision to privatise the airline.

Ahead of the commencement of Oireachtas hearings into the Government’s decision today, the union is threatening to halt flights if a sell off is completed without agreement on core issues of concern.

A two-week strike notice means any subsequent industrial action will not affect the busy Easter period as many had feared.