The pay rise that cost you money.
A new innovation from Aer Lingus:
THE PAY RISE THAT COSTS YOU MONEY
IMPACT trade union today (Wednesday) accused Aer Lingus management of trying to impose a new concept in Irish workplaces – the pay rise that costs you money.
The union accepts that staff must give productivity changes for a four per cent pay increase, which has been owed to them for over a year. But, at a media briefing in Dublin today, the union said the company wanted to impose changes that would see staff lose more money than they gain from the pay rise.
The company wants to halve plane turnaround times – the time planes spend on the ground between flights - from 50 to 25 minutes. IMPACT does not oppose this in principle but says the company’s approach would do away with existing payments for shortening turnaround times. These are worth €27 for each flight where turnaround is reduced. This means cabin crew would lose more money than they gained from the four per cent increase due in October 2002 under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF).
Under management proposals, cabin crew would also work more flights and lose meal breaks, which they currently get only after more than seven and a half hours work. All this on top of new productivity measures covering security, the introduction of a pay bar, and other issues, which are agreed or which all sides acknowledge can be agreed.
IMPACT official Christina Carney said: “Aer Lingus is pioneering a new innovation in Irish industrial relations: The pay increase that costs you money. Under these proposals staff are being asked to give up €27 each time they cut turnaround times in exchange for €10 a week for a typical worker. And, although they’re headed for record profits, even that’s not enough for Aer Lingus management. They also want to effectively do away with meal breaks for cabin crew on most routes. And they want staff to work more flights. This would have a serious impact on their working life and their ability to balance work and family commitments.”
Last Sunday (19th October) IMPACT told the Labour Court it was not opposed in principle to the 25-minute turnaround on the roster. The union said this additional demand from management had not surfaced in the Labour Court during the talks on pay and productivity in exchange for the four per cent payment, due in October 2002. It suggested negotiations on how it could reasonably be achieved. Cabin crew are to take full strike action tomorrow (Thursday) and on Monday 27th October.
IMPACT official Christina Carney said: “Cabin crews have been cut by more than a third in two years, while the number of flights has increased. What other group of workers has delivered extra productivity of more than 33% in less than two years? Their efforts, which are unequalled in Irish industry and commerce in recent years, have moved the company from near bankruptcy to record profits. And they have agreed more changes in exchange for their pay increase, which is now more than a year overdue. It’s time management showed its staff a similar level of respect and commitment.”
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