Aer Lingus ground and cabin crew to seek 4% pay boost following pilots deal
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
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Amounts deducted vary, according to union sources, who say some were hit for more than €1,500, and that most pilots were affected
Airline lost out on two new extra long range narrow body aircraft seen as key to development of North America routes during dispute
Increased competition, passenger caps and lower fares are all on airline’s radar as rival unions consider their position
Outcome of pilots’ ballot on 17.75% pay deal will be announced today amid ongoing concerns it could trigger a chain reaction
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Airline launches seat sale as vote on pilots' pay deal nears
Trade unions will watch developments carefully but it’s unclear as yet whether the pay increase proposal for pilots will spark knock-on claims
Carrier could face further pay claims from ground staff and cabin crew after pilots deal
Pilots’ union Ialpa adjourns meeting on Labour Court proposal aimed at resolving dispute until later on Wednesday night
Airline has accepted terms while union executive ponders proposal that also increases allowances and writes off 2019 deal ‘debt’
Breakthrough in balance as Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association considers terms of proposed deal
Airline may be forced to cancel more flights as it awaits outcome of Ialpa ballot on 17.75 per cent pay offer
Affected passenger says airline staff told his son cancellation of service to France was fault of ‘bad pilots’
Carrier has cancelled more than 500 flights so far as dispute continues
Passengers complain of delays in getting refunds as a result of cancelled flights
Airline assures customers they will be reimbursed for cost of changing flights cancelled due to industrial action by pilots
Sides await Labour Court ruling in pilots’ pay row as more flights disrupted
Pilot action: Flights from Dublin and Cork airports to UK and mainland Europe among most-impacted
Carrier has cancelled hundreds of flights so far amid pay dispute
Labour Court proposals likely to be critical to resolving dispute
Most affected flights are for destinations in the UK and mainland Europe
Airline and pilots due back at Labour Court
With two sides at loggerheads over pay, Labour Court is formally intervening with a hearing on Wednesday
After talks on Monday, the Labour Court decided to use its statutory powers to formally intervene
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Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has warns of further industrial action if talks fail to resolve dispute which has upended more than 60,000 people’s travel plans
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Both sides will return to the court on Monday in a bid to break deadlock over bitter dispute
Non-pilot staff warned against taking part in pickets or speaking to media
Rhetoric between two sides has become more bitter, but there may yet be a resolution
Negotiations between union and airline end without agreement with Ialpa to consider stepping up industrial action
Fresh talks to tackle dispute, but parties maintain positions ahead of meeting
Calm at Dublin Airport as Ialpa industrial action begins but Minister warns of damage to economy, Ireland’s reputation and the lives of ordinary people
Labour Court stalls on intervening following meetings
Total of 270 flights have now been pulled from the Aer Lingus schedules over next seven days
Row over pilot pay continues with over 200 flights cancelled due to work-to-rule beginning on Wednesday and a pilot strike on Saturday
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Both sides agree to meet on Tuesday in latest bid to resolve pay row
Pilots’ union accuses airline of greed while itself being criticised for ‘cruel timing’ and ‘blackmail’ as strike action and pain for passengers loom
Louise Pedreschi said everyone involved is ‘worried as it’s not just a holiday it’s a huge family event with many travelling from all over the world’
Tens of thousands of passengers set to be affected by hundreds of flight cancellations
Airline tells union members they may be held liable for losses
Some 15,000 customers on short-haul services affected, while airline has re-time long-haul services on June 28th and 29th
Relations between Aer Lingus and its pilots sour further on day that passengers learn which flights will be cancelled next week
Strike plan by pilots set for June 29th follows Aer Lingus announcement of cancellation of 124 flights over five days from next Wednesday to contain impact of strict work-to-rule
Airline says 124 flights have been cancelled in the first period of the pilots’ industrial action
Stoppage on top of work to rule comes as Aer Lingus tells passengers it will cancel 24 flights a day from Wednesday
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Members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association plan a strict work to rule from June 26th, a move that Aer Lingus concedes will hit flights and holidaymakers
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