Aer Lingus pilots overwhelmingly reject pay offer
Aer Lingus pilots have overwhelmingly rejected an 8.5% pay increase tabled by a company tribunal, saying it fails to reflect pandemic-era sacrifices. Pilots at the Irish airline have been pursuing a pay claim lodged in October 2022 as travel began its post-Covid recovery. It emerged on Friday that members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association in Aer Lingus voted by a 98.1% majority against a pay deal recommended by a company tribunal. According to Ialpa, part of trade union Fórsa, the vote, in which 96% of members participated, rejects an 8.5% pay increase plus a once-off 1.5% payment. Captain Mark Tighe, Ialpa president, said the offer did not reflect the sacrifices made by pilots to sustain the airline during the pandemic. “Reduced pay, terms and conditions were accepted by Aer Lingus pilots during the pandemic to help Aer Lingus with its recovery,” he said.<br/>
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Aer Lingus pilots overwhelmingly reject pay offer
Aer Lingus pilots have overwhelmingly rejected an 8.5% pay increase tabled by a company tribunal, saying it fails to reflect pandemic-era sacrifices. Pilots at the Irish airline have been pursuing a pay claim lodged in October 2022 as travel began its post-Covid recovery. It emerged on Friday that members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association in Aer Lingus voted by a 98.1% majority against a pay deal recommended by a company tribunal. According to Ialpa, part of trade union Fórsa, the vote, in which 96% of members participated, rejects an 8.5% pay increase plus a once-off 1.5% payment. Captain Mark Tighe, Ialpa president, said the offer did not reflect the sacrifices made by pilots to sustain the airline during the pandemic. “Reduced pay, terms and conditions were accepted by Aer Lingus pilots during the pandemic to help Aer Lingus with its recovery,” he said.<br/>
