Cabin crew at Aer Lingus will begin balloting tomorrow on proposals put forward by the Labour Court on pay and conditions, as the threat of strike action looms.
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Cabin crew at Aer Lingus will begin balloting tomorrow on pay proposals
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Yesterday IMPACT’s cabin crew committee advised members to reject the proposals, describing them as "inadequate" and likely to lead to unacceptable new working conditions.
The ballot of members will take place between January 24th and 30th.
IMPACT, which represents 1,400 Aer Lingus cabin crew, staged a one-day strike on October 17th, 2000, which caused widespread disruption to services and was estimated to have cost the airline around £2 million.
Yesterday IMPACT assistant general secretary Ms Christina Carney told The Irish Times: "At the moment, cabin crew have to wait 24 years to reach the top of their pay scale. Under these proposals they would have to wait 35 years to earn the princely sum of £25,000.