Aer Rianta unions meet Department officials

Unions representing workers at Aer Rianta are meeting senior officials at the Department of Transport this evening to discuss…

Unions representing workers at Aer Rianta are meeting senior officials at the Department of Transport this evening to discuss the future of the company.

The 5 p.m. meeting comes days after unions voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over the proposed break-up of the company.

Three unions - SIPTU, Mandate and the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) - voted for industrial action following a refusal by the company to provide guarantees about conditions of employment in the event of the break-up going ahead.

IMPACT union, representing managers, expects its ballot result later this week.