Ground crew union to ballot members for industrial action

The union representing ground crew at Shannon is to ballot its members for industrial action as it fears for their futures after the separation from Dublin Airport Authority.

Siptu said that while it welcomed the job announcement for the region, it believed the business plan for the new Shannon entity was “unrealistically ambitious given that it is based on a model which envisages increasing Shannon Airport passenger numbers by 50% within a short time scale”.

Union organiser Tony Carroll said: “This is against a backdrop of falling aviation numbers and a declining GNP in Ireland and elsewhere. There has been no consultation with staff, or their representatives, to date.”