Some pilots who did not work out of hours in line with work-to-rule instructions had a ‘failure to join’ marked on rosters - a formal airline sanction
The Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association , part of trade union Fórsa, suspended industrial action at the carrier on Wednesday. Photograph: PAhas refused to give flights to some pilots sanctioned during their union’s recent work to rule after their union halted industrial action, it has emerged., suspended industrial action at the carrier on Wednesday as members consider a proposed deal to boost pay by 17.75 per cent tabled this week by the Labour Court.
Those pilots told the airline they were available to work on Friday after the industrial action was suspended, but the airline told them they were still subject to the failure to join, and so the airline would not allocate them flights or put them on standby. These included staff air travel privileges, which the airline reinstated once pilots suspended industrial action and other issues.
Their union’s executive recommended the deal following two meetings this week, suspending a work to rule that forced Aer Lingus to cancel 573 flights, affecting almost 86,000 passengers. Aer Lingus flies 44,000 people daily on 220 services during this time of the year, its busiest and most profitable.
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