Pilots at Aer Lingus vote for industrial action as airline describes pay claim as ‘exorbitant’

services over the coming weeks has increased after pilots at the airline voted by a large margin in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay. who voted indicated they were in favour of industrial action, up to and including a strike, in support of their claim for increases totaling 23.8 per cent over three and a half years. The turnout was also said to be 98 per cent.

At least seven days’ notice would have to be given of any strike action but this would cause enormous disruption for customers of the airline as the peak of the summer holiday period, during which Aer Lingus would expect to carry some 40,000 passengers per day, approaches. The Labour Court recently recommended interim increases worth 9.25 per cent for the company’s roughly 800 pilots while setting aside the issue of a crewing arrangement that provided pilots with improved flexibility in respect of summer leave. It suggested the cost of this could be addressed over the course of future deals. It also said the two sides should then return to the Workplace Relations Commission for talks on a wider deal.

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