Aer Lingus strike threat over cabin crew rosters

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action up to strike, over what their union described as "erratic" rostering at the airline.

After members voted 97% in favour, Impact trade union said the action would be activated if Aer Lingus management “fails to agree the implementation of a revised roster for short-haul services, and to implement acceptable time-off arrangements after long-haul flights”.

It said the ballot also called for action if there were further breaches by management of existing collective agreements, and if the company failed to implement an outstanding Labour Court recommendation on supervisors’ contracts.