A multi-million euro cost cutting plan that will shed up to 1,500 jobs at Irish airline Aer Lingus will be considered today by union bosses.The former state carrier’s €74m saving scheme – which includes slashing staff costs by €50m – will be outlined to concerned workers. Opposition parties and unions have condemned the cuts and described the proposals as draconian and severe. Siptu, the largest trade union at the airline, said it will ballot members for industrial action.
The airline’s plans include outsourcing ground operations, cargo and catering services at Dublin and ground operations at Cork. Up to 280 jobs could be lost at Shannon, where ground and cargo services will be outsourced and cabin crews axed, according to breakingnews.ie.
