EU talks threat as Aer Rianta strike looms

THE Aer Rianta strike aimed at disrupting the visit of EU Justice Ministers here on Thursday is likely to go ahead unless workers get a firm commitment on job security today from Transport Minister Seamus Brennan.

SIPTU, the trade union threatening the disruption, said yesterday unless Mr Brennan gives them a legal or contractual guarantee that there will be no compulsory redundancies, then the two-hour stoppage will go ahead.

"I am not confident that the strike can be averted at this stage, but I would always be hopeful," SIPTU president Jack O'Connor said last night.