A planned strike by CityJet pilots scheduled for Thursday has been deferred.
Trade union Unite, which represents pilots working for Dublin-based airline CityJet, Wednesday evening announced that it is deferring the strike action following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the subsequent issuing of a proposal which Unite has accepted.
CityJet and Unite met at the WRC today in an effort to end a deadlock over pilots’ pay that has seen some of its flight crews on limited industrial action at its Dublin base since September.
Last week pilots voted in favour of a strike, and the union subsequently set Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th, as the first of 13 strike days between now and Christmas.
Unite Regional Officer Willie Quigley said:“While Unite awaits the Labour Court hearing on the pay dispute, we hope for meaningful engagement with CityJet on the other outstanding matters”.