Pilots at cargo airline ASL Ireland, who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA), have announced a second day of strike action next week in a dispute over union recognition and pay.
IALPA said members will engage in a 16-hour strike beginning next Thursday evening, 18 December.
This will follow a previously announced strike on 16 December.
IALPA has accused management of refusing to attend planned talks.
"Our members have engaged with the company in good faith for weeks with the clear aim of securing a recognition agreement and beginning negotiations on a collective labour agreement," said IALPA Vice-President Captain Daniel Langan.
"Instead of engaging, ASL has chosen to walk away from the table," he added.
Earlier, ASL said it has requested the services of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in a bid to avert the strike action.
ASL said it has engaged extensively with IALPA but that an impasse has been reached.
"Consequently, the airline hopes that conciliation talks in the WRC is the most appropriate way to find a mutually acceptable solution," ASL said.
"ASL Airlines Ireland has written to IALPA asking that they accept an invitation to talks in the WRC, and to suspend their strike notice to allow these talks to proceed to resolution."
"The current impasse centres on ASLI’s desire to ensure that there is no commercial conflict of interest between negotiators for the pilots and the airline," the company said.
