Clare Senator Claims IALPA Strike Placing All Aer Lingus Jobs At Risk

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A Clare member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee claims IALPA's pilots are putting the jobs of everyone else at Aer Lingus at risk with their current form of industrial action. Both the airline and the pilots union will come before the Labour Court tonight in a bid to bring the pay dispute to an end. Last Summer, 76% of all visitors to Clare arrived from overseas and so far Aer Lingus has cancelled nearly 400 flights due to the pilots work-to-rule. IALPA is warning that a failure to resolve the issue could see an escalation in industrial action. Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that if a compromise isn't reached soon, the future of the airline and many businesses will be in jeopardy.