Aer Lingus strike now ‘inevitable’, unions warn after vote for industrial motion – The Irish Instances

A strike by Aer Lingus pilots appeared “inevitable” on Monday after greater than 99 per cent of them voted in favor of a labor strike in a row over pay.

The Irish Airline Pilots Affiliation (Ialpa) confirmed the ballot outcome shortly earlier than 3:30pm.

Observers say a strike on the plane service seems inevitable in consequence, as there’s little signal of closing the hole between the 2 sides. Pilots are demanding pay will increase of greater than 20 p.c.

A collection of one-day strikes are regarded as the probably path they may take, though they’ve the choice of appearing on the ruling, which may result in flight disruptions.

Aer Lingus may face potential industrial motion by the tip of the month, with the union having to provide at the very least seven days’ discover of its intentions.

Ialpa president Mark Tighe mentioned he would seek the advice of with colleagues within the Fórsa commerce union, to which his group belongs, earlier than deciding on its subsequent steps.

The ballot outcome confirmed that solely six of the 668 pilots who voted opposed industrial motion.

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