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Aer Lingus pilots launch work-to-rule action in bitter dispute over pay
Terminal 2 of the Aer Lingus desks at Dublin Airport, Republic of Ireland, during the first day of pilots' work to rule industrial action, June 26, 2024
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AER LINGUS pilots launched industrial action today, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and disrupting tens of thousands of journeys.
Pilots imposed work-to-rule actions, refusing to work overtime, accept changes in set rotas or take out-of-hours management requests. An eight-hour strike is planned on Saturday.
The flag carrier of Ireland and its pilots have been locked in a bitter dispute over pay, with pilots seeking an increase of 24 per cent to keep pace with inflation since their last pay raise in 2019.
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