Aer Lingus staff plot holiday stoppage

Air passengers face disruption from next week and over the Christmas period as Siptu steps up its row with Aer Lingus.

Aer Lingus staff plot holiday stoppage

Shop stewards will meet before the end of this week to decide on a campaign of escalated strike action, which begins on Monday and will continue to Jan 1.

The row centres on a €750m hole in the aviation staff’s pension scheme. However, Siptu is not prepared to sign up to an Ibec-Ictu conciliation process if Aer Lingus insists on new staff work practices in exchange for a €100m contribution to the scheme.

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