Lufthansa workers reject Labour Court deal

THE future of 435 staff at Dublin-based aircraft maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) was plunged into further doubt last night after workers rejected a Labour Court recommendation on cost savings at the plant.

The German-owned company has been warning for several weeks that it will put a planned $40 million (e30m) investment in its Dublin operation on hold if workers do not agree to new terms and conditions.

Without that investment it has said the contract for a new engine type will go to another facility within the organisation and outside Ireland. That, it has claimed, would lead to a cut in workers’ hours and the eventual wind-down of the Dublin facility.