Chaos fears as Aer Lingus action looms

AER LINGUS passengers are once more facing the threat of travel disruption after the company threatened to sack cabin crew members who refuse to work their full rosters next week.

The 1,300 workers, members of the IMPACT trade union, are due to begin a work-to-rule on Wednesday after claiming the company had abandoned aspects of a Labour Relations Commission arbitration on new rosters.

In a letter addressed to Sean Murphy, the Aer Lingus director of staff relations, union official Christina Carney said IMPACT was disgusted by the airline’s attempts to undermine and denigrate the contribution of cabin crew to the well-being of the company.