SIPTU wants assurances Aer Lingus jobs won’t be outsourced

SIPTU has sought an immediate meeting with Aer Lingus management at which it wants assurances the jobs of more than 1,300 of its members will not be outsourced.

In the letter to Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion, SIPTU president Jack O’Connor said the union was extremely concerned at speculation the airline wants to outsource all ground staff jobs in Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and that talks were in progress with parties such as Servisair.

He said there were existing commitments to “information, consultation and negotiation” encompassed within agreements between the unions and airline.