Aer Lingus preparing for possible strike

AER LINGUS has admitted it is making preparations for disruptive strikes in spite of further assurances by cabin crew that they will not ground the airline unless provoked by management.

From August 25, the cabin crew members of IMPACT trade union, in a form of industrial action, are to revert to rosters which they worked to until the end of June. That means they will ignore new rosters introduced by the company since then.

The union claims the new rosters have been introduced in contravention of an agreement the two sides have brokered under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission.