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Air Canada union boss prefers jail to calling off strike

Leaders of the union on strike against Air Canada said they would risk jail time rather than have cabin crews forced back to work by a federal labour board, raising the stakes in a battle that has disrupted flights for hundreds of thousands of travellers during summer tourist season.

Business • 18 Aug

Ryanair said it will hold two recruitment events in Dublin on Thursday February 20 and Thursday March 6

Ryanair to recruit 75 new cabin crew for Dublin base

Ryanair has announced 75 new cabin crew positions for its Dublin base, with the new recruits supporting the airline's Summer 2025 operations.

Business • 13 Feb

Ryanair to add 200 cabin crew in Dublin for summer schedule

Ryanair to add 200 cabin crew for Dublin summer flights

Ryanair has today announced a recruitment drive for a further 200 cabin crew in Dublin as the airline prepares for a busy summer.

Business • 20 Jan 23

The airline's recruiters are meeting and hiring candidates in 30 cities until the end of June

Emirates launches cabin crew recruitment drive

Dubai-based airline Emirates is looking for people in Ireland to join its cabin crew team.

Business • 17 May 22

Aer Lingus tells cabin crew that pay cuts will not be partially restored as hoped

Aer Lingus warns of layoffs as workers reject changes

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus are considering their next steps after the company told cabin managers that a number would be temporarily laid-off and that pay cuts would not be partially restored as hoped.

Business • 17 Sep 21

Documents presented to Fórsa and SIPTU suggest Aer Lingus will impose a pay freeze until 2026 as it continues to lose €1m a day

Aer Lingus proposes cuts to staff pay and conditions

Aer Lingus has proposed significant cuts to the pay, conditions and employer pension contributions of cabin crew and ground handling staff, as the airline struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 03 Jun 21

Ryanair said 190 of its 2,400 flights would be affected by Friday's strike

Dutch pilots to join Ryanair cabin crew strike

Ryanair pilots based in the Netherlands are to join this Friday's cabin crew strike scheduled in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.

News • 25 Sep 18

Yesterday's strike in in Germany forced Ryanair to cancel 150 of its 400 German flights

Ryanair cabin crew in 5 countries to hold more strikes

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium are to strike on 28 September in the latest round of conflict between the airline's management and staff.

Business • 13 Sep 18

Ryanair said it plans to cut its Dublin-based fleet of aircraft from 30 to around 24 for the winter months

Dublin-based Ryanair pilots to strike on 3 August

IALPA pilots at Ryanair have announced a fourth one-day strike for Friday 3 August after the airline issued protective notice to more than 300 staff as part of plans to cut its Dublin-based fleet by 20% for winter months.

Ryanair • 25 Jul 18

Ryanair has cancelled a further 16 flights for next Tuesday

Further pilot strike dates to be added 'in due course'

The Ryanair pilots Union Fórsa/IALPA has told Ryanair that Tuesday's strike is set to proceed, while further strike days will be notified "in due course".

Ryanair • 20 Jul 18

Ryanair has secured its first non-pilot agreement since deciding to recognise trade unions for the first time in its 32-year history

Ryanair signs first cabin crew union recognition deal

Ryanair has today signed a deal to allow cabin crew in Italy to negotiate on issues such as pay.

Business • 06 Jun 18

It is understood the agreement has been structured to boost productivity in order to fund the recruitment of additional staff

Pay rises and new rosters for Ryanair cabin crew

RTÉ News has seen details of the new Ryanair cabin crew pay agreement, which includes some pay rises, new rosters and new arrangements for funding uniforms.

Business • 20 Jan 16

Cabin crew are seeking the introduction of a five day on, three day off roster

Aer Lingus cabin crew votes on strike over rosters

Aer Lingus cabin crew are balloting for strike action in a row over rosters which triggered a stoppage at the airline last year.

Business • 05 May 15

Aer Lingus cabin crew accept Labour Court recommendations

Aer Lingus warns on full year operating profits

Aer Lingus has said the threat of a strike by cabin crew for June 16 and 18 - which has now been called off - has caused "significant damage" to its trading and forward bookings several months into the future.

Business • 12 Jun 14

The union representing cabin crew has called for strikes on 16 and 18 June

Aer Lingus & union disagree over negotiations

Aer Lingus management and the trade union IMPACT have accused each other of not being prepared to negotiate over cabin crew rosters.

News • 07 Jun 14

Cabin crew have been docked one day's pay for taking part in Friday's strike

Privileges withdrawn for striking Aer Lingus staff

Aer Lingus has withdrawn staff travel privileges from all cabin crew who participated in Friday's strike over rosters.

News • 03 Jun 14

Cabin crew are seeking a roster system similar to the one operated by the airline's pilots

Aer Lingus cabin crew strike to begin at midnight

Aer Lingus cabin crew will commence their 24-hour strike over rosters at midnight tonight.

Business • 29 May 14

A 24-hour strike by cabin crew is planned for Friday

Aer Lingus strike looks set to go ahead

A 24-hour strike by Aer Lingus cabin crew on Friday is still set to go ahead despite their union IMPACT accepting a management invitation for talks.

News • 28 May 14

Aer Lingus' head of flight operations said the changes sought were inefficient

IMPACT accepts Aer Lingus talks invitation

Aer Lingus cabin crew union IMPACT has accepted an invitation to talks from management.

Business • 28 May 14

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus was a roster structure that mirrors the one used by pilots

Aer Lingus cabin crew serve one-day strike notice

Members of IMPACT's cabin crew branch at Aer Lingus are to engage in a one-day strike on Friday 30 May over an ongoing dispute relating to rosters.

Business • 13 May 14

Indian flight attendants pose for a photo in 2012

Indian cabin crew slam guidelines on their weight

Indian cabin crew workers have attacked new guidelines from the civil aviation watchdog on how much they should weigh, branding them "crazy" and discriminatory.

News • 13 May 14

The row relates to the outsourcing of cabin crew work on new transatlantic routes in January

Talks aimed at resolving Aer Lingus row adjourned

Talks aimed at resolving the Aer Lingus dispute over the threatened closure of the cabin crew base at Shannon have adjourned.

News • 08 Nov 13

86 cabin crew face uncertainty over their jobs in a row over outsourcing

Aer Lingus cabin crew in strike ballot threat

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus have threatened to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over crewing of new transatlantic services from Shannon commencing in January.

News • 03 Oct 13

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