Union talks with Aer Lingus expected to spark fresh ballot

AER LINGUS management and the IMPACT trade union are expected to negotiate ‘clarifications’ to a €97 million cost-cutting plan at the former national airline which will allow cabin crew to be re-balloted on acceptance of the deal.

Last week, Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller said the company would be terminating the employment of all 1,200 cabin crew.

Most would be rehired on inferior terms and conditions, but about 230 would be made compulsorily redundant and receive only statutory entitlements of two weeks per year of service.