Industrial disharmony in need of tuning

In the absence of an adequate resolution body, disputes loom large, says Stephen Rogers.

AN Aer Lingus ballot for strike over the gaping hole in the company’s pension scheme is expected to yield a resounding vote in favour of industrial action later today, just as it did in the Dublin Airport Authority yesterday.

Yet again, tens of thousands of people face the very real threat of their flight being cancelled or severely delayed because of an industrial relations impasse between management and employees.