aer lingus strike

itsirishfarmer · 02-03-2014 06:12AM #1

whats your plan if aer lingus goes on strike

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/ministers-urge-siptu-to-call-off-planned-aer-lingus-strike-1.1708643

Wompa1 · 02-03-2014 06:18AM

Go to work

Frosty McSnowballs · 02-03-2014 06:28AM

Continue not giving a fuq

Charlie19 · 02-03-2014 06:50AM

Things cant be that bad, they have a sale on at the moment.

Kippure · 02-03-2014 07:04AM

itsirishfarmer wrote: »

whats your plan if aer lingus goes on strike

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/ministers-urge-siptu-to-call-off-planned-aer-lingus-strike-1.1708643

Jhcx · 02-03-2014 07:09AM

gonna continue living life, getting drunk and doing lots of other stuff cause i'll be out of the country and not givin a damn

JuliusCaesar · 02-03-2014 09:24AM

Stay in the country.

opinionated3 · 02-03-2014 10:08AM

Probably be no strike in the end. Government will bend over to give them what they need to sustain their pensions. ..... While continuing to ignore those in the private sector who are being bullied into handing over their (fully funded) pension funds. ... This is modern Ireland. A high tax- kill the small guy- look after the rich guy kinda country. Shameful

kneemos · 02-03-2014 10:08AM

Get the bus.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-03-2014 10:18AM

Carry on..carry on...

What does it matter if they strike and what we here will do?

A thread just for the sake of it!

02-03-2014 10:28AM

Hopefully get stuck in America. I'll be gone before the strike starts \o/

Arthur Beesley · 02-03-2014 10:29AM

itsirishfarmer wrote: »

whats your plan if aer lingus goes on strike

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/ministers-urge-siptu-to-call-off-planned-aer-lingus-strike-1.1708643

Nothing planned yet, OP. What about yourself?

Sir Humphrey Appleby · 02-03-2014 10:51AM

More worried about the DAA going on strike, I booked Lufthansa to avoid the Aer Lingus strike but if the DAA go on strike the airport will close anyway.

crockholm · 02-03-2014 10:55AM

How fcuking unpatriotic that union has become.

suicide_circus · 02-03-2014 11:19AM

crockholm wrote: »

How fcuking unpatriotic that union has become.

unions here are run almost entirely for the benefit of their board of management (national executive officers) and a handful of their oldest and best paid members.

crockholm · 02-03-2014 11:30AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

unions here are run almost entirely for the benefit of their board of management (national executive officers) and a handful of their oldest and best paid members.

I know enough about the cnuts-I was told that in order to work for a Company(private sector) I would have to join siptu.

For 2 years we paid them without them ever meeting with us and when 90 of the 110 strong workforce got the boot just Before Xmas 2008,no union man ever showed up to offer support or give info.

When the sword eventually fell on me,only the Xmas letters that referred to me as "comrade" stopped coming.

They are the worst of the sleveens in this country.

Eight Ball · 02-03-2014 11:34AM

Irish people don't do strikes. A deal as always is reached by our brown envelope union reps.

maryishere · 02-03-2014 12:28PM

Just fly Ryanair instead. They are not selfish p**** who put their own pensions above your rights as a customer. I cannot understand how people still fly with the aviation version of CIE.

Elessar · 02-03-2014 12:29PM

This will never go ahead. SIPTU don't have the guts. I absolutely guarantee you the airports will never close because of a strike.

opinionated3 · 02-03-2014 12:34PM

maryishere wrote: »

Just fly Ryanair instead. They are not selfish p**** who put their own pensions above your rights as a customer. I cannot understand how people still fly with the aviation version of CIE.

That's a laughable statement. ....ryanair are the most selfish company around. Hate flying with them. Staff look like they don't give a crap most of the time. How about praising the aer lingus staff for at least attempting to stand up for themselves? Granted an airport closure is not ideal but how else do you get your bosses attention? Most managers/ceo's in this country piss over their employees any chance they get. .... Maybe it's time to say enough is enough?

No Pants · 02-03-2014 12:37PM

crockholm wrote: »

How fcuking unpatriotic that union has become.

I didn't know that was part of the union sub.

.jacksparrow. · 02-03-2014 12:37PM

opinionated3 wrote: »

That's a laughable statement. ....ryanair are the most selfish company around. Hate flying with them. Staff look like they don't give a crap most of the time. How about praising the aer lingus staff for at least attempting to stand up for themselves? Granted an airport closure is not ideal but how else do you get your bosses attention? Most managers/ceo's in this country piss over their employees any chance they get. .... Maybe it's time to say enough is enough?

The Ryanair staff look like they don't care...

Boohoo.

Can never understand the Ryanair hate, cheap and get you were you want on time.

People expect 5 star service, it's like getting on a bus simple as that.

downonthefarm · 02-03-2014 12:38PM

Does this mean veraddddekkker and co won't get to go on their free paddy day holidays

Woodpecker1 · 02-03-2014 12:38PM

maryishere wrote: »

Just fly Ryanair instead. They are not selfish p**** who put their own pensions above your rights as a customer. I cannot understand how people still fly with the aviation version of CIE.

I dont think Ryanair are allowed to join a union.
That's why the staff get screwed on hours and pay .
Maybe it is why staff are always in a bad mood when you board the aircraft.

This strike is silly though.

Over a pension that may or may not pay out anyway. And contributions that the company can not afford to make.
The Union better think twice before they cause terrible damage to the airline and the redundancies of the people that are paying the union fees.

sullivlo · 02-03-2014 12:42PM

maryishere wrote: »

Just fly Ryanair instead. They are not selfish p**** who put their own pensions above your rights as a customer. I cannot understand how people still fly with the aviation version of CIE.

Because it's the DAA striking too so Ryanair won't be let fly.

Pumpkinseeds · 02-03-2014 01:11PM

Irish unions holding the travelling public to ransom yet again. Do away with company pensions for any new employees and this crap won't happen. A lot of people have taken a big hit in pensions and wages but they don't get to bring the country to a standstill.

Peregrine · 02-03-2014 01:26PM

opinionated3 wrote: »

Probably be no strike in the end. Government will bend over to give them what they need to sustain their pensions. ..... While continuing to ignore those in the private sector who are being bullied into handing over their (fully funded) pension funds. ... This is modern Ireland. A high tax- kill the small guy- look after the rich guy kinda country. Shameful

How is Aer Lingus the public sector?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-03-2014 01:52PM

opinionated3 wrote: »

Probably be no strike in the end. Government will bend over to give them what they need to sustain their pensions. ..... While continuing to ignore those in the private sector who are being bullied into handing over their (fully funded) pension funds. ... This is modern Ireland. A high tax- kill the small guy- look after the rich guy kinda country. Shameful

How can the government give them anything? The government is a minority shareholder. This is a private company and not part of the public sector.
More rubbishing by people who don't even understand a basic starting point like the difference between private and public sector.

This is a private sector battle to protect pensions. So do you now support them????

jescart · 02-03-2014 02:16PM

I've never flown with aer lingus for this exact reason, every year, sometimes twice a year they threaten strike. Yes yes I know this is a siptu strike but it directly involves aer lingus and a lot of the threats over the last 5 years have been exclusively aer lingus. I don't know why anyone would book a flight with them or plan a holiday a few months in advance, it's like a game of roulette whether your flight will be affected by strike action or not. And they are certainly not the cheapest airline, especially for US travel.

jescart · 02-03-2014 02:20PM

Marcos Crooked Marrow wrote: »

How can the government give them anything? The government is a minority shareholder. This is a private company and not part of the public sector.
More rubbishing by people who don't even understand a basic starting point like the difference between private and public sector.

This is a private sector battle to protect pensions. So do you now support them????

Irish governments do have a history of punishing the tax payer with private sector debt in fairness. Anglo and Quinn direct come to mind.

opinionated3 · 02-03-2014 03:35PM

Marcos Crooked Marrow wrote: »

How can the government give them anything? The government is a minority shareholder. This is a private company and not part of the public sector.
More rubbishing by people who don't even understand a basic starting point like the difference between private and public sector.

This is a private sector battle to protect pensions. So do you now support them????

Yes. I'm stuck in one such dispute as well. Although in my case it comes down to corporate greed than anything else. Jobs at risk but yet not one local td has stepped in to at least try and help. ...

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