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22/02/2008
Air Travel Chaos Looms
There's likely to be continuing problems for air travellers in the offing as Aer Lingus senior management and trade union SIPTU officials meet this afternoon for what are expected to be a last ditch bid to avoid chaos for the airline's passengers on Monday.
The problems come on top of a separate - unresolved - dispute over working hours which has led to air traffic controllers banning overtime.
This latest action next week happened after Aer Lingus threatened to suspend staff that refuse to cooperate fully with new work practices which it is introducing - with or without union agreement.
Aer Lingus management had invited SIPTU to talks in a final bid to resolve their differences before potential industrial chaos on Monday.
However, SIPTU said it would prefer if the talks were under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission, but that it was willing to meet the company.
Up to now the company has ruled out participating in any further third party talks - for example at the Labour Court.
They say they've been talking in every available forum for 14 months, and must now implement their cost cuts.
Meanwhile, adding further to travel problems, airline Cityjet has called for tougher industrial relations rules to prevent what they call "wildcat actions" by air traffic controllers, who are due to go on strike this Thursday.
(BMcC)
The problems come on top of a separate - unresolved - dispute over working hours which has led to air traffic controllers banning overtime.
This latest action next week happened after Aer Lingus threatened to suspend staff that refuse to cooperate fully with new work practices which it is introducing - with or without union agreement.
Aer Lingus management had invited SIPTU to talks in a final bid to resolve their differences before potential industrial chaos on Monday.
However, SIPTU said it would prefer if the talks were under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission, but that it was willing to meet the company.
Up to now the company has ruled out participating in any further third party talks - for example at the Labour Court.
They say they've been talking in every available forum for 14 months, and must now implement their cost cuts.
Meanwhile, adding further to travel problems, airline Cityjet has called for tougher industrial relations rules to prevent what they call "wildcat actions" by air traffic controllers, who are due to go on strike this Thursday.
(BMcC)
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Aer Lingus Strike Off
This week's planned industrial action at Aer Lingus is off. Up to 30,000 air passengers - including many from Northern Ireland travelling through Dublin to the European Cup qualifier match with Spain in Grand Canaria - can now breathe a sigh of relief as the latest dispute at the Irish 'flag-carrier' airline moves closer to a resolution.
Aer Lingus Strike Off
This week's planned industrial action at Aer Lingus is off. Up to 30,000 air passengers - including many from Northern Ireland travelling through Dublin to the European Cup qualifier match with Spain in Grand Canaria - can now breathe a sigh of relief as the latest dispute at the Irish 'flag-carrier' airline moves closer to a resolution.
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Ryanair Hits Out As Aer Lingus Takes Flight
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Ryanair Hits Out As Aer Lingus Takes Flight
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Cork Airport Welcomes New Routes
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Cork Airport Welcomes New Routes
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