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IMPACT trade union this evening (Tuesday) said it would suspend tomorrow’s work-to-rule by Aer Lingus cabin crew to allow detailed consideration of the arbitration finding issued by Labour Relations Commission Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey at 7.30pm today. In a statement, the union said:News Content:
“IMPACT acknowledges the detailed work done by the arbitrator in the days and weeks prior to issuing today’s findings. The detailed findings, which run to 39 pages and reflect the complex technical issues under consideration, deserve and demand close reading and analysis. Time will also be required for cabin crew staff to read, digest and discuss the document.
“It would be unreasonable to press ahead with industrial action while this happens and IMPACT is, therefore, suspending its planned work-to-rule to allow detailed consideration of the arbitration finding.
“The union notes that the finding recommends a revision of existing agreements – rather than their abandonment – in order to meet the agreed objective of 850 flying hours a year as part of cabin crews’ overall working time. This issue was at the root of the current dispute, which was triggered by management’s imposition of changed rosters without agreement. In this spirit, IMPACT now calls upon Aer Lingus to immediately reverse the harsh and unnecessary changes imposed, without agreement, on cabin crew in recent weeks,
“The union also notes that the findings acknowledge that “cabin crew have made a major commitment…towards changes in pay and conditions in order to increase [the company’s] efficiency and return it to profitability.
