Aer Lingus industrial action called off for talks

Aer Lingus will operate a full schedule of flights on Monday as talks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at resolving a two-year-old pension dispute adjourned last night.

Siptu, which represents Aer Lingus staff and workers at the country’s main airports, had threatened industrial action in its fight to protect pensions.

Unions and management from Aer Lingus and Dublin Airports Authority met yesterday to discuss proposals by LRC chief executive Kieran Mulvey on how to address the €700m shortfall in the airline’s superannuation scheme, which has about 15,000 members.