I urge Aer Lingus to reconsider this decision and I endeavour to work with all stakeholders involved to find a solution,” Senator Dooley added. “It is really disappointing that Aer Lingus are treating their loyal staff in such a manner. The aviation sector is facing unprecedented challenges due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Government needs to do much more for the tourism and aviation sector. Senator Dooley said: “This is a shocking decision by Aer Lingus to close its cabin crew base at Shannon Airport- this is an attack on a loyal workforce of 81 people who have served the company well over many years. Timmy Dooley May 18, 2021įollowing the announcement by Aer Lingus that it intends to permanently close its Shannon Airport cabin crew base where it employs 81 cabin crew, Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Transport, Senator Timmy Dooley said it was a massive blow to the Mid-West aviation and tourism sector. Shocking decision by Aer Lingus to close its base at Shannon – this is an attack on a loyal workforce who have served the company well over many years. Only the State has the power and resources to preserve Ireland’s vital international connectivity – the connectivity that supports thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs – over the coming months, and possibly years,” she said. The Government needs to decide if the crisis in this vital industry is to be permanent or temporary. “Since Covid struck, we have fought hard to maintain links between staff and their employer so that Aer Lingus and other airlines are ready to bounce back once international travel starts to resume. The union has also called for urgent Government action, including a bespoke aviation income support scheme, to underpin jobs and maintain the relationship between employers and employees during what is likely to be a long period of recovery.Ashley Connolly, who heads Fórsa’s Services and Enterprises Division, said today’s news might have been avoided if the Government had moved faster to implement supports for the aviation sector and give a clear roadmap on when and how international air travel would resume. Fórsa said it expected to hear more detail of management proposals this afternoon. The company has today notified the Government that all its Shannon-based cabin crew are “in scope for redundancy,” and that it wants to reduce the Cork headcount by ten. It said it would call on the airline to prioritise redeployment over redundancy. The union said it wanted a meaningful engagement aimed at maximising job retention and getting laid off crew back to work as quickly as possible. Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has described the news as a ‘shocking decision by Aer Lingus’ and said it is “an attack on a loyal workforce who have served the company well over many years.”Ī spokesperson for the Fórsa union has confirmed the representatives are meeting Aer Lingus management this afternoon.
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