Tens of thousands of passengers set to be affected by hundreds of flight cancellations
management and Ialpa has widened with the airline accusing the pilots’ union of “blackmail” and the union responding with claims of “greed”.
The dispute centres around a pay claim with Ialpa seeking a 24 per cent increase which is says it will cover inflation over a five-year period and management making an initial offer of just under 10 per cent.Full list of the more than 215 Aer Lingus flight cancellations He denied claims made by Ialpa that management was unwilling to enter into talks aimed at resolving the dispute.
He said Ialpa appeared “only willing to have discussions with us provided that we accepted their 24 per cent pay increase demand and that’s obviously something we can’t do and will not do. It seems clear that Ialpa are either unwilling or unable to enter into meaningful direct discussions.” The letter said the company would regard any pilot who does not do so as taking part in unofficial industrial action and warns that “individuals who participate in this kind of behaviour may be held personally liable for any losses arising”.
He criticised management for creating a “pilot sickness review committee which is in breach of our agreements.
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