Stobart talks continue
by Niall Shanahan
 
Fórsa official Ian McDonnell said the union was looking at a range of measures, including shared rostering options, to maintain as many jobs as possible at the airline.
Fórsa official Ian McDonnell said the union was looking at a range of measures, including shared rostering options, to maintain as many jobs as possible at the airline.

Talks between Stobart Air and Fórsa are continuing.

 

The union is seeking to maintain pilot and cabin crew jobs at the airline pending its eventual recovery.

 

Like all other aviation employers, Stobart, which operates the Aer Lingus regional service, has been severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Last month the company said it planned to shed more than 100 jobs, despite plans to relaunch its flight schedule by August. Stobart said it planned to resume flying from Dublin to Edinburgh and Glasgow next Tuesday (14th July).

 

Fórsa official Ian McDonnell said the union was looking at a range of measures, including shared rostering options for pilots, to maintain as many jobs as possible at the airline.

 

Fórsa official Ashley Connolly, representing cabin crew, said the union is continuing to engage with the employer to protect jobs and incomes during the unprecedented crisis.

 

Ian said: “As we have done in other employments, the union wants to ensure jobs and incomes are protected as much as possible so that there is a sufficient complement of crew to maintain flight schedules when demand resumes."

 

Ashley added: "We continue to engage on behalf of cabin crew regularly, in an attempt to mitigate against job losses.

 

“The scale of the crisis in aviation is significant and nobody in the industry has seen a crisis of this scale in their lifetime. While we’re expecting the publication of the report of the Aviation Taskforce today (Friday), we need to see an integrated problem solving approach that addresses all aspects of the industry,” he said.

 

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