Fórsa are recommending the pay proposal being presented to IAA/Air Nav workers. 

The pay proposal comes as a result of an Internal Dispute Resolution Board (IDRB) assembled following an impasse between union negotiators, and negotiators acting on behalf of Air Nav and the IAA.

On Tuesday 16th April, both parties met with the IDRB to undergo mediation. Over the course of the day the IDRB held multiple separate engagements with representatives of both sides, eventually yielding agreement.  

The pay proposal will see workers gain a 10% increase over two years, with workers on lower pay seeing a greater increase still.

The terms proposed are:

2023

• 1st January: increase of 4% or €1600 whichever is the greater.
• 1st July: Increase of 1.75%.

2024    

• 1st January: A pay increase of 3% or €1200 whichever is the greater.
• 1st July: A pay increase of 1.25%.

Fórsa assistant general secretary, Derek Kelleher, says of the deal: “This is much stronger than the proposal put to members last year. We felt that the previous deal did not sufficiently take into account the recent cost-of-living crisis. The current proposal will do a far better job of maintaining standards of living for workers.”

Air Nav and IAA representatives have confirmed to the IDRB that they will be recommending the pay proposal to their organisations.

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