Airline staff must wait to hear details of job cuts
The company had been expected to tell SIPTU it wants to replace up to 1,500 of its members, which includes baggage handlers, catering and check-in staff, with cheaper outsourced labour before the end of 2009. The union represents 1,900 ground staff in Cork, Dublin and Shannon.
Aer Lingus is trying to recoup €100 million in costs after posting an operating loss of €22.3m for the first half of the year, down from an operating profit of €2.6m a year earlier.
