Dublin Airport Authority seeks legal block on Siptu strikes

The Dublin Airport Authority will today seek to legally prevent Friday’s four-hour closure of the country’s main airports — and the likely disruption to tens of thousands of passengers — through strike action by members of Siptu.

Last Friday, the DAA was given leave to seek an injunction preventing the action going ahead “on the basis that the proposed action by Siptu is unlawful, as it is contrary to the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act”.

The authority, which runs Cork and Dublin Airports, argued that Siptu only balloted a portion of its membership on the proposal and the planned work stoppages are contrary to existing agreements between the company and the trade union.