The group of unions representing staff at DAA, the State company responsible for managing Dublin and Cork airports, has referred an issue over pay progression and increments to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Fórsa, along with the other unions, has highlighted managements failure to engage at local level regarding pay progression and increments to the WRC.

Fórsa had invited management to engage with this issue as far back as July of this year.

Payments were initially suspended following on from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the aviation industry.

Fórsa Assistant General Gecretary, Lynn Coffey, said Fórsa and other unions maintain their position, that they are willing to sit at the table with management to address this issue at local level while the opportunity to do so still exists.

“Our members within the aviation services have gone through the pandemic experiencing greatly reduced hours and pay. Now we have commenced the recovery phase of this pandemic, it’s disappointing that the issue of pay progression and increments for union members has to be referred to the WRC. There’s still a window of opportunity for management to meet locally and engage with unions around this issue,” said Lynn.