It's a pity the details of agreements can't be spelt out in advance of any votes. This would avoid misunderstandings and people would know what they were voting for.
Indeed, but that's not the issue in this case. This time around, Aer Lingus have unilaterally imposed changes, severe changes on the duration of crew working hours and rostering etc without the prior consent of crew. These changes were not part of what crew agreed to and indeed no recommendation has come from the LRC in this regard yet.
As far as I can see, Aer Lingus could well be in breach of employment law if they continue to enforce such conditions on crew.
It's disappointing to see crew being targeted, simply because they are the largest collective group of employees in the company. Aer Linugs has never been strong in industrial relations and it looks as if that will be the case going forward. It's never good for the corporate image of any company to be issuing thinly veiled threats to staff in official press releases.
Management should really try to reach a fair conclusion on this issue - because on a financial basis, Aer Lingus has really stabilised in the past while.
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