Union welcomes proposal to tackle airline pension row

Siptu members at Aer Lingus and the Dublin and Shannon airport authorities have welcomed an interim proposal by the Labour Court for a structured negotiation process to resolve the pensions row at the companies.

Since the autumn, Siptu has been threatening strike action at airports because of a perceived lack of progress in talks aimed at resolving the €750m deficit in the pension scheme.

The Labour Court’s interim proposal will now be handed to a technical group, made up of actuarial and legal advisers, who will then formulate more detailed proposals based on the Labour Court’s suggestions.