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Cost of pre-flight Covid-19 tests hampers airline recovery, unions say
- Transport & Tourism
- November 12, 2020, 15:55
Expensive pre-flight Covid-19 tests are a major barrier to air travel’s recovery from the pandemic’s impact, aviation unions warned on Thursday. Airp(...)

Budget 2021 failed 40,000 aviation workers, says Siptu
- Transport & Tourism
- October 14, 2020, 12:36
Budget 2021 failed to aid the Republic’s 40,000 aviation workers, the State’s biggest trade union, Siptu, said on Wednesday. The Government’s €17 bil(...)

Row over rosters stalls DAA efforts to reach deal with Dublin Airport staff
- Transport & Tourism
- August 19, 2020, 01:00
A row over rosters has stalled State company DAA’s efforts to reach a deal on work practice changes with about 800 Dublin Airport security staff. Mos(...)

Aer Lingus not ruling out compulsory job cuts and closures at Cork and Shannon
- Transport & Tourism
- July 31, 2020, 07:40
Aer Lingus is not ruling out compulsory job cuts and closing bases at Cork and Shannon airports as it grapples with Government travel restrictions. T(...)

Siptu brands Shannon’s independence a failure
- Transport & Tourism
- July 24, 2020, 13:21
Trade union Siptu branded Shannon Airport’s independence a failure on Friday, and called for its return to State company DAA’s control. Neil McGowan(...)

Aer Lingus could be ‘wound up’ without State support, union chief warns
- Transport & Tourism
- July 24, 2020, 10:40
Pilot trade union leader Evan Cullen warned TDs and senators that Aer Lingus could be wound up without state aid or an easing of travel restrictions. (...)

Workers reject Shannon Airport plan for 230 redundancies and 20% pay cut
- Transport & Tourism
- July 7, 2020, 13:38
Workers have rejected plans by Shannon Airport to seek voluntary redundancies from its 230 staff and cut pay by 20 per cent until 2023. Unions at the(...)

Aer Lingus offers fewer job cuts in exchange for deal on work practices
- Transport & Tourism
- June 26, 2020, 15:18
Aer Lingus has told Siptu it will significantly reduce job cuts among the trade union’s members at the airline if they vote for a deal on work practic(...)

Aer Lingus confirms 500 jobs to be lost
- Transport & Tourism
- June 19, 2020, 16:59
Aer Lingus confirmed on Friday that it will shed up to 500 jobs from its 4,500-strong workforce. The move comes days after the airline said it would (...)

Aer Lingus unions to learn of planned job cuts
- Transport & Tourism
- May 7, 2020, 21:02
Aer Lingus will on Friday give unions more details of planned cuts that some speculate could lead to 900 job losses. The carrier’s owner, Internation(...)