Update 19:04 Ireland’s air traffic controllers are taking industrial action Wednesday 20 January, which will result in about 100 flights being cancelled in and out of Cork, Shannon and Dublin airports. Their union is backing 14controllers who were fired suspended Tuesday for refusing to cooperate with their employer, the Irish Aviation Authority, over using new technology, according to the Irish Times.
Paris airports cancelled about 15 percent of their flights 13-15 January, reports the Canadian Press news agency, when French air traffic controllers went on strike over pay and the possibility their civil servant status will change.
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January 20th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
“Their union is backing 15 controllers who were fired Tuesday for refusing to cooperate with their employer”
This is untrue. They were suspended (not fired), totally different situation.
January 20th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Thank you for the correction. I’ve just checked the Irish Aviation Authority site and they do indeed say “suspended” and that the number is 14. And here is the latest from the union. Ireland Online reports that traffic is stopped at the three airports, as of 18:00, with 120 flights cancelled Wednesday. The union has agreed to further strike action. Use of Ireland’s air space is also affected.