Aer Lingus pilots, whose pay has been halved due to the Covid-19 emergency, will see earnings gradually recover to 80% of normal by April if they accept proposals in a ballot by their union Forsa/IALPA.
However, SIPTU said it was "unacceptable" that the pilots had been given time to hold a ballot on their crisis proposals, while non-pilot unions had been denied that right.
Under the pilots' deal, in return for certain changes they will see their pay - currently halved like the rest of the workforce - rise to 60% of pre-coronavirus rates in September.
In January it will increase to 70%, and in April it will hit 80%. As with other Aer Lingus grades, where staff work for less than half their hours due to a lack of business, any "overpayments"