Tag Archives: Ryanair

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This morning.

Dublin Airport.

More as we get it.

Ryanair strike under way after crunch talks with pilots fail (RTÉ)

Update:

 

This morning.

Grounded Ryanair passengers and planes at Dublin Airport.

Leah Farrell/Rollingnews

Yikes.

Pilots union tells Ryanair that strike notice stands (RTE)

Previously: The Scratchcard Revolt

Please Assume The Bracing Position

Rollingnews

Above from left: Gabrial Mocho Rodriguez, International Transport Federation (ITF); Oliver Richardson, ITF; Eoin Coates, ITF; Charlotte Hall, ITF; and Kevin Donoghue, Forsa, at a press conference at the Ryanair Cabin Crews Summit Dublin in Forsa’s office at Nerney’s Court, Dublin, today.

This morning/afternoon.

Forsa Trade Union, Nerney’s Court, Duiblin 1.

Further to the announcement of one-day strike action by Ryanair pilots….

Ryanair cabin crew representatives have published a charter of demands for better pay and conditions, including the abolition of agency employment, and the removal of sales commission as a basis for promotions.

The representatives from across Europe have spent the last two days compiling the charter of demands under eight headings: economic conditions, safety and rostering, a fair and supportive work culture, agency employment, national contracts, sickness, sales and ground staff.

They have warned that if their demands are not met, Ryanair risks a summer of industrial action – but have no plans at present to ballot members for strike action in the 21 countries where they operate….

Ryanair cabin crew representatives publish charter of demands (RTÉ)

Yesterday: Assume The Bracing Position

Rollingnews

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary

This just in.

Ryanair has confirmed in writing that it recognises the trade union IMPACT as the representative of the airline’s pilots for collective bargaining purposes.

With immediate effect.

In a statement released in the past few minutes, IMPACT says:

“IMPACT says it has accepted an invitation from company management to attend a meeting on 3rd January 2018 to agree a comprehensive recognition agreement that will establish collective bargaining procedures in the airline.

“The union cautioned that it expected management to reach agreement on procedures quickly so that the parties could move on to negotiate substantial issues around pilots’ pay and working conditions.

“On this basis, IMPACT said the company’s confirmation that it recognised the union, with effect from today, and would conclude a comprehensive agreement, meant the danger of industrial action had receded for the present.

“IMPACT official Ashley Connolly said union recognition in Ryanair was an historic achievement that would resonate beyond the company.

“‘This advance is good news for Ryanair pilots, passengers and shareholders. We also think it will assist thousands of workers elsewhere, who want independent workplace representation but whose anti-union employers had been encouraged and emboldened by Ryanair’s previous antipathy towards IMPACT and other unions.

“‘This breakthrough, which was made possible by the principled resolve of Ryanair pilots, should be an encouragement to workers across the economy. IMPACT will now immediately start work to make union recognition in Ryanair a practical reality by working with management to establish a formal collective bargaining agreement, and then by using this opportunity to win improved security, terms, and working conditions for the airline’s pilots.'”

Ryanair confirms recognition of IMPACT in letter (RTE)

A Ryanair passenger jet has been escorted into Stansted airport by two RAF fighter jets following a suspected hoax security alert.

Flights were temporaily grounded at the airport as the passneger plane was diverted from its route between Kaunas, Lithuania, and Luton airport in Bedfordshire.

RAF jets escort Ryanair flight to Stansted airport after security alert (Guardian)

An Irish solution for an Irish problem.

Daze and Orla write:

We think Irish women should have the right to choose – along with the thousands of women who marched at the Repeal the 8th rally last weekend in Dublin.

We also think Ryanair, an Irish company, should give free flights to women to come over to England and get their abortions legally.

We’re a young creative team currently on placement at advertising agencies inLondon. We were trained at the School of Communication Arts in solving problems, and this would go some way to solving Ryanair’s terrible PR at the moment, as well as women in the Republic getting safe and legal medical procedures.

Daze And Orla