Sinn Féin calls for government intervention in Aer Lingus pilot strike negotiations
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Published 2024-06-19
The Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) has given seven days notice of a work to rule after members voted 99% in favour of industrial action.
The dispute centres in a row over pay with pilots looking for a pay rise of 24%.
The work to rule means pilots will not work overtime, not accept amendments to published rosters, not log into the Aer Lingus portal or answer phone calls outside of work hours.
The airline responded by saying it believes the action is "entirely unnecessary."
The company said it will assess the impact of the full detail of the industrial action served by IALPA.
"It will inevitably result in significant disruption to our customers and to other employees," the carrier said.
"Aer Lingus will do everything possible to minimise the disruption to customers, but unfortunately a significant level of disruption is inevitable."
IALPA said it cannot rule out an escalation of industrial action going forward, if their demands are not met.
IALPA President Captain Mark Tighe said they are in this position "because management have failed to provide us with a meaningful offer on pay that accounts for inflation and the sacrifices made by pilots to save Aer Lingus during the pandemic".
"Our pay claim is entirely affordable, and Aer Lingus management need to quickly change position if they want to avoid this dispute escalating.
"If they don't come to their senses and acknowledge the reasonableness of our pay claim and implement it, the possibility of an escalation is always on the table," he added.
It is feared flights may be affected as early as next week.
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All Comments (21)
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How will the poor migrants get here now
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Sinn Fein pandering again. Never let a good crisis go to waste....*rolleyes*
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Worry about the health care workers pay
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Ask Mary Lou what a woman is...
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Mary Lou McDonald like so many of the current generation of leaders in the UK and Ireland , are lousy at politics.
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Nothing about the EU migration pact? Never mind the dreadful consequences for our nation if it's passed, let's focus on a pilot strike.
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everyone needs to stop using this airline. ever since they were privatised, they have been appalling.
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Get rid!
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OMG my first ever trip to my ancestors homeland of ireland ive been planning for 2 years i pray they settle this fast i want to see my homeland
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Louise O Reilly should be in the line up for leadership.
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Why does she smirk all the time, waste of space when is she going to resign Go to Brussels
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There are still 7 days before the disruption begins. That's quite a lot of time to resolve the issue. The 2 parties must quickly get together and reach a solution agreeable to both . Passengers have too much at stake if it's not solved ASAP.
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How can afford a holiday!
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Go!
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You need to pack your bags and don't come back. P45 Pending.
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Jesus, every single person in Irish government is just absolutely useless. Standing there telling us all what we already know. Do something about it instead of incessant waffling.
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Unbelievable extortion, these pilots want same pay as lufthansa and BA both being top 10 / 15 global Airlines, ryanair have better stats and are probably laughing there heads off 😅, 4 star airline but 5 star pay 🤷♂️, they should reflect of when they 1st became pilots for the love of flying no money as they already have 90% of the national average wage while rest of us save for holidays 😡, aerlingus not to fault its a case of greedy pilots, I'm going away soon but can't be bothered now with this company being held to ransom. Think I'll go to work Monday and ask for 130eur increase or I'm not working 😤 Fkn Joke😡
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Peter burke won't get involved because he hasn't a damn clue . In case he gets it wrong he stands idly by , while people holidays are destroyed .
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Mcentee sickening listen too
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Mary lou mac Muslim who would listen to her 😅😅😅😅
