by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Aviation Sector hosted an information stand at Dublin Airport on 30th April to celebrate Trade Union Week. The stand generated a lot of discussion with existing members and garnered a lot of interest from those workers not in a union. Trade Union Week is a...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The SIPTU Aviation Sector extends its best wishes and gratitude to Industrial Organiser Jerry Brennan who retired in January 2026. Photo – Jerry Brennan (Centre) attending the WRC with Niall Phillips (Sector Organiser), and Terry Gill (Industrial...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
Over 300 union members recently participated in a ballot on a merger proposal of the old Lufthansa Technik Shannon (LTS – formerly Shannon Aerospace) Hangar 1 and the AAG operation (Hangar 2). Initially the company had run both as separate operations but decided to...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
In November 2025 Aer Lingus confirmed to SIPTU that it intends to outsource the work of about 60 drivers, who deliver meals to its aircraft in Dublin Airport. Production of onboard meals for the Dublin-based operations was outsourced back in 2020, just before the...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
A one-year local bargaining pay agreement has been reached between SIPTU and the ground handling contractor Swissport. The deal, agreed at local level covers approximately 480 union members in Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and provides for a 3% pay increase from 1st...
