The Dublin Airport Authority has gone to the High Court to try to stop industrial action by at Shannon Cork and Dublin Airports next week
Lawyers for the DAA told the court they believe staggered two-hour work stoppages from next Monday would have the effect of closing the three airports.
Lawyers for the Dublin Airport Authority say they’ve no option but to come to court and try put a halt to next week’s industrial action over pensions.
The Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme is running a deficit understood to be in the region of 700 million euro and Siptu claims negotiations on its future have reached an impasse.
It served notice of industrial action on the DAA and Aer Lingus earlier this month.
The DAA says staggered 2 hour work stoppages from the early hours of next Monday will shut down the country’s main airports.
It claims 2 critical groups of DAA workers – the fire and police service and the search unit which carries out security checks are barred from striking under 2 separate work agreements.
The DAA has been given permission to serve notice on the union of a motion they’re bringing this Friday to try secure court orders stopping industrial action.
Meanwhile,
The DAA has issued a statement to passengers warning them of possible impending industrial action
