View Full Version : Servisair put Dublin staff on protective notice
Taken from the Irish Times.
Servisair has issued protective notice to more than 250 of its employees at Dublin Airport but the company’s operations at Cork, Shannon and Belfast will not be affected.
Servisair, which provides cargo, courier and ground-handling services to airlines, will be making 13 people redundant at its Dublin base, while the remainder of staff will be put on protective notice.
A programme of rationalisation has already been completed at its other operations in Ireland as the company pursues measures to increase greater workforce flexibility.
However, SIPTU which represents many of the 255 staff on protective notice are concerned that further reduancies may ensue. It says it is disappointed at the announcement following discussions between union and management on a company restructuring plan.
Servisair blames the global downturn in the aviation industry for the troubles at the company.
[ 28 November 2001: Message edited by: mutt ]
In trim
28th Nov 2001, 20:27
I know a lot of the guys in DUB having worked with them on a fairly regular basis over the past few years.
Best of luck to you all and hope things work out okay.
Regards
In trim
tech...again
28th Nov 2001, 20:58
In trim,
Ditto - the best of luck to all for the future.
Brgds,
TA
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WideBodiedEng
29th Nov 2001, 01:09
A Damn good bunch. Work well together - in spite of their management.
Always a great help to me, at all levels.
Irish Steve
4th Dec 2001, 04:27
Update today (Monday) is that a ballot seeking a mandate for "industrial action" has been approved by over 80% of the workforce.
SIPTU has served strike notice on the company, which expires on Dec10th.
As to what happens now, it's anyone's guess, there's been meeting after meeting between management and union that's got nowhere.
To all the UK employees who are now in Ireland, just remember that "what goes around, comes around", I hope for your sakes that you dont get to experience the pain of watching Irish Servisair employees working against you in any future strike action. :( :(
Servisair baggage handlers have organised a sit-in at the company's premises in Dublin Airport in protest against its decision to use strike-breakers brought in from the UK. However, they have not interfered with the operation of the new staff and no delays were reported of flights where Servisair provides baggage-handling facilities.
There was one mishap on a Delta flight from North America where the luggage "igloo" for Shannon bound passengers was delivered to Dublin and the Dublin "igloo" was unloaded at Shannon. A spokesman for Servisair denied SIPTU claims that this was due to inexperience by strike-breakers and said the baggage had been "incorrectly labelled at source".
The company would not say what action, if any, it might take against the SIPTU members sitting in at its passenger and cargo centres. About 130 baggage handlers are involved.
The strike seems set to be long and bitter. The company is expected to fly in more UK-based staff if necessary to maintain services. It did so with relatively little disruption during the last dispute at Dublin Airport two years ago. But that dispute took place in January, and it remains to be seen if the new arrangements will work as effectively during the busy Christmas season.
Servisair has defended its decision to introduce new workers and work practices unilaterally. It says it requires baggage handlers to work in teams unloading cargo and passenger planes instead of separate teams for each category.
"Virtually everywhere else in the business including Dublin all ground handling companies use the same teams of people", a company spokesman said.
iamhear
14th Dec 2001, 05:21
I am very sorry to say that three men from Glasgow have been sent to Dublin, when I heard they were there all I can say is that It made me sick to think that thay have walked over the men at Dublin rather than back them I am so so sorry.
Irish Steve
15th Dec 2001, 00:17
I am very sorry to say that three men from Glasgow have been sent to Dublin,
Don't get too upset about that. I doubt it will happen again for a long time!
One of the issues that's currently being addressed very positively is that many of the people that were "imported" were given less than complete information about the reason they were being brought in. Some were told they were providing cover because DUB was "short staffed", things like that.
It's hard to say No when you're in a place, and only then discover that you've been brought in to break a strike, or dispute, and even harder to do something about it when the company has paid for the flights.