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Monday 29 May 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Impact

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# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus will 'buy back' pilots' leave days as services operate normally today
Services are operating as normal today after pilots called off threatened industrial action yesterday. Details of the new agreements brokered at the Labour Relations Commission have emerged.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
In your Fix for this bank holiday Monday: Aer Lingus pilots’ strike averted; good news from the IMF; Turmoil in Syria; Another Cheryl Cole u-turn; Wayne Rooney’s new hair; and do you feature in our mini-marathon gallery?
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus talks conclude at Labour Relations Commission
After industrial action scheduled to begin tomorrow was shelved, the two sides have reached an agreement on issues concerning pilots at Aer Lingus hubs in Galway and Belfast.
# Aer Lingus
Passengers breathe a sigh of relief as Aer Lingus pilots call off industrial action
Agreements reached over rostering means that flights will operate as normal tomorrow. Talks at the Labour Relations Commission went on all night.
# Aer Lingus
Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots continue through the night
Negotiations have failed to find a resolution to the dispute over rosters. Pilots are threatening to begin industrial action tomorrow.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In your bank holiday Sunday Fix: Aer Lingus talks back on tonight; the source of the E. coli outbreak is found; Berlusconi’s ‘bunga bunga’ goes on; and did you miss the shuffle of honour for the Queen last month?
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus and pilots to resume talks this evening
The Labour Relations Commission will host renewed talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ reps over planned industrial action.
# Aer Lingus
Pilots strike looms as Aer Lingus talks break down
Talks to avert a pilots’ strike on Tuesday have broken down – and pilots’ reps don’t believe the talks are likely to resume.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
In today’s Fix: Mladic reacts to “monstrous” charges; Aer Lingus talks continue; new MRSA superbug in Dublin hospitals; and MI6 pull off ‘Operation Cupcake’.
# Aer Lingus
LRC talks between pilots' union and Aer Lingus adjourned for tonight
# Strike
Airport chaos looms as Aer Lingus pilots threaten strike action
Thirty thousand people could be affected if pilots go ahead with threatened industrial action from next Tuesday. Eighty-seven per cent of pilots represented by IALPA voted in favour of a strike.
# IMPACT Conference
Croke Park targets for local government staffing 'already met'
IMPACT’s national secretary tells its annual conference that local government staffing targets for this year have been met already.
# Croke Park Deal
IMPACT asks civil service to 'look beyond' Croke Park deal
IMPACT’s general secretary tells a conference that a more sophisticated approach to redeployment is needed.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus may have to consider further job cuts
The airline says the continued weakness of the Irish economy means its profits won’t be as high as first expected.
# Pay Cuts
No reversal on pay cuts: Noonan
The Minister for Finance has ruled out a reversal on 5 per cent pay cuts to school secretaries and non-teaching staff.
# Schools
School secretaries vote for industrial action over wage cuts
72 per cent of school secretaries and caretakers vote for industrial action over a 5 per cent pay cut imposed in January.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus action led to 22,000 cancelled January bookings
The airline’s bookings for January were down by 17 per cent on the same month the previous year, before cancellations.
# Aer Lingus
IMPACT suspends Aer Lingus action after talks breakthrough
Staff return to the payroll after suspending industrial action, pending a ruling from the Labour Relations Commission.
# Aer Lingus
More flights cancelled as Aer Lingus dispute talks continue
Talks at the LRC set to resume today in bid to end dispute over new rosters which is now in its third week.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus dispute talks continue at LRC
Efforts to resolve the ongoing dispute over new rosters at the airline will resume today at the Labour Relations Commission as a further 20 flights are cancelled.
# Aer Lingus
Begg appointed to Aer Lingus board as talks continue
The general secretary of ICTU becomes a non-executive director as talks on new rosters continue at the LRC.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus says dispute is hitting bookings
There is still no end to the dispute in sight following yesterday’s unsuccessful meeting – and the uncertainty is putting off potential passengers.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus dispute could be resolved within days
Cabin crew’s trade union and airline management agree to Labour Relations Commission intervention in the ongoing dispute.
# Aer Lingus
One in five Aer Lingus cabin crew taken off payroll
At least 215 members of Aer Lingus cabin crew have been taken off the payroll, as the dispute between the airline and trade union Impact shows no sign of cooling.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus cancels 14 flights over cabin crew dispute
Passengers hoping to travel with Aer Lingus today have been warned of disruptions after the airline cancels 14 flights.
# Aer Lingus
Meeting between Aer Lingus staff and management cancelled
A disciplinary process was due to start today for airline staff refusing to work to new rosters but the first meeting has been cancelled – meanwhile Aer Lingus warns of possible disruptions to flights.
Voices
Why we cannot co-operate with the new rosters
Aer Lingus cabin crew member Daniel Browne explains what working the new rosters implemented by management would mean to him and his colleagues.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus dispute continues, 34 flights cancelled
As many as 2,700 passengers hoping to travel between Dublin, the UK and continental Europe will face disruptions today.
# Aer Lingus
Dispute leads to cancellation of 10 Aer Lingus flights
Several scheduled flights have been cancelled because of a dispute between Aer Lingus and trade union staff.
# Industrial Action
Aer Lingus staff to strike if work-to-rule rejected
If management try to discipline staff for going on work-to-rule, Aer Lingus staff say they’ll go on all-out strike.
Public trade union says no to further pay cuts
The IMPACT union says public servants have been hit harder than most, and shouldn’t be considered an easy target.
Unions call for fairness in PRSI changes
Unions welcome proposals of increased PRSI contributions, with certain provisions.
# Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus cabin crew vote 96% for strike action
Impact say flights will not be disrupted.
# Aer Lingus
Impact rules out strike action at Aer Lingus