Workers at Shannon Aerospace have voted in favour of industrial action after the company confirmed plans to remove previously agreed entitlements.
Shannon Aerospace says it requires cost offsets to enable it to pay the last two phases of the Sustaining Progress national agreement.
SIPTU, which is representing the workers, says most workers are due a 4% increase in their pay.
They say Shannon Aerospace has been a very profitable company for the last six years and staff find it ‘outrageous’ that a company which is in a healthy state is trying to reduce the pay of the people who have made the profit.
The dispute has already led to one major European airline withdrawing an aircraft which was due to undergo maintenance at the Shannon Aerospace plant.
The Labour Court has already recommended that both sides meet in an effort to resolve the issue. The company says it remains open to discussions with the union.
The union says they will speak to the company if it comes up with a proposal which would not see salary or conditions taken from members.
