Aer lingus unions call crisis meeting

A CRISIS meeting of Aer Lingus shop stewards has been called for next week after the airline announced it was giving just five more weeks for negotiations on new structures for its workers.

According to Siptu, which represents 1,800 Aer Lingus workers, the airline’s announcement of the August 1 deadline without any consultation with it was simply unacceptable; did not comply with company-worker agreements and did not give nearly sufficient time for successful negotiation.

Differences between Aer Lingus and unions on the proposed restructuring document PCI-07 almost led to strike action at the airline earlier this year. The strike was only averted because both sides agreed to talks on all the issues related to the changes.