The Aviation Sector Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on 19th March in Portlaoise, County Laois. The well-attended event saw constructive discussions on several issues.
SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, Greg Ennis and TEAC Divisional Organiser, Willie Noone both addressed the AGM and spoke on topics such as the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages, organising workers and empowering Shop Stewards. SIPTU Digital Sector Organiser Paddy Cole gave a presentation on the Union’s Strategic Organising and Campaigning Department’s Digital Organising Strategy and how digital organising complements traditional ground organising and membership recruitment.
Aviation Sector AGM Attendees (photo above)
Front Row L to R: Catherine Winston, Greg Ennis (DGS), Willie Noone (DO Teac Division), Debbie Clarke (Sector Vice-President), Niall Phillips (Sector Organiser), Jerry Brennan (Industrial Organiser), Terry Gill (Industrial Organiser) and Andrew Clune (Industrial Organiser).
Middle Row L to R: Audrey Costelloe (Shannon), Cormac O’Donoghue (Cork), Fiona Barry Murphy (Cork), Kevin Foy (Dublin), Glen Kiernan (Dublin), Mark James Ryan (Dublin) and Joe O’Sullivan (Dublin).
Back Row L to R: Aidan Leonard (Shannon), James Kelly (Cork), Gary Feehily (Cork), Shane O’Leary (Cork), Barry Linehan (Cork), Emmet Brady (Dublin), Bernie Macari (Dublin), Mark