Union says Aer Lingus ‘fixated’ on layoff plans

AER LINGUS has been accused of “going through the motions” in the failed talks with unions over its plans to axe 1,500 jobs at the airline.

Union says Aer Lingus ‘fixated’ on layoff plans

SIPTU, which represents the 1,250 ground staff who Aer Lingus wants to outsource or make redundant, said that during the talks at the Labour Relations Commission, the company was fixated on progressing with its plans no matter what the union put forward.

Today the union meets with its shop stewards to discuss their next step but one union source admitted it was now seemed “inevitable” there would the threat of industrial action within the next month.

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