Monday, August 22, 2005


Fury over leaked Aer Lingus memo
Irish airline Aer Lingus looks set for a bumpy ride with unions after a leaked memorandum exposed underhand tactics to speed up a job cuts programme.

The state-owned carrier developed a 12-point plan to make life difficult for its employees in a bid to make them accept voluntary redundancy.

Plans included changing shift patterns and making staff wear tacky uniforms.

Aer Lingus claims it was merely a "discussion document", but now unions want urgent talks with management.

The airline, which is 85% owned by the government...