AER LINGUS cabin crew in Shannon airport have voted in favour of Labour Relations Commission proposals aimed at solving a row over staffing on a new transatlantic route.
Crucially, the settlement proposals mean that the Shannon cabin crew base will be retained, and the work on the new transatlantic routes will be carried out by Aer Lingus employees.
Under the proposals, the transatlantic operation will start with five crew and a comprehensive joint review will take place in July 2014 to consider patterns of traffic across the year and whether crewing arrangements should respond to seasonal factors.
IMPACT official Michael Landers welcomed the fact that the initial flights would have five cabin crew where possible. ”This was one of our key demands. However, cabin crew staff would prefer to work with five cabin crew rather than having the additional financial incentives outlined in these proposals. This dispute was never about money. The review that’s been included in these proposals will, I’m sure, show that it is impractical to operate with less than five crew” he said.
Following a ballot held over the last number of days, Aer Lingus cabin crew in Shannon airport have voted in favour by 82.8 per cent. The ballot turnout was 87.5 per cent.
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