Eagle,
I am probably getting confused here but I think we are on the same page. My question I suppose is what is meant by "right to work in the EU". Does it actually mean freedom of movement rights as in right to live and work in any EU country or does it mean Right to live in Ireland (which UK nationals have) which just happens to be an EU country. If EI mean the former then it discriminates but it is not Aer Lingus doing the discriminating, they haven't changed anything. It is the UK Government that has made changes and these are detrimental to UK pilots.