Strike at Galway Airport deferred

The strike by ground crew, fire crew and check in personnel at Galway Carnmore Airport which was due to start on Thursday October 30 has been deferred.This comes after management at the airport agreed that it would not unilaterally implement cutbacks in pay or hours of airport workers ahead of a Labour Relations Committee meeting to be held on November 6.

SIPTU's Paul Galvan said that "Our 45 members' rates of pay range from €11 to €14 per hour which hardly makes them high earners. While we are willing to agree cost cutting proposals, as we did at Knock Airport, it must be on the basis of equity".

Strike threat at Carnmore

A strike threat by SIPTU workers hangs over Galway Carnmore Airport from next week. Two weeks ago, as a result of the economic downturn, airport management confirmed their intention to reduce working hours by up to 19 hours per week in some cases.

This morning, Wednesday 22, SIPTU served strike notice on the airport and can go on strike from midnight on Wednesday of next week.

Airport management have reassured customers that the airport will continue to operate business as normal.