Aer Lingus pilots to start work-to-rule next week as they refuse to work overtime

Industrial action over pay demand will cause disruption to thousands of passengers

The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) notified the airline this afternoon that the work-to-rule will commence just after midnight next Wednesday. The work to rule will last indefinitely.

In a statement the union said the industrial action will involve:

Not working overtime, or any other out of hours duties requested by management
Only working the published rosters and not accepting or working any amendments to published rosters
Not logging into the Aer Lingus portal or ‘e-crew’ outside of work hours
Not answering phone calls outside of work hours.

IALPA President Captain Mark Tighe said: “We are now at a point where this dispute has escalated to indefinite industrial action by pilots.

“We are in this position because management have failed to provide us with a meaningful offer on pay that accounts for inflation and the sacrifices made by pilots to save Aer Lingus during the pandemic.