Aer Lingus workers threaten strike

Aer Lingus faces widespread disruption to its flights over the summer because of the airline’s plans to sell off its Shannon hangar and force 55 maintenance staff to take redundancy or relocate to Dublin.

A meeting of workers is being held in Shannon at noon tomorrow to discuss the response to the plan by management to sell the hangar before the end of the month.

Unite Regional Officer Brian Gormley said last night he could see little alternative to early strike action by engineering crew at Shannon, Dublin and Cork airports.