Ryanair confirms it will recognise cabin crew unions

In a statement Ryanair said that as per their historic decision to recognise unions for the first time, which was announced last Friday, they will look to meet with other unions “in due course”. “Ryanair is moving to recognise unions, starting this week with meetings with Irish, German and Portuguese pilot unions. It will lead […]


December 19, 2017

Ryanair Recognizes Unions in Historic Shift to Avert Strike (bloomberg.com)

By Richard Weiss and Dara Doyle Carrier’s reversal came hours before first planned walkout Shares fall as analysts expect rising costs for Irish airline Ryanair Holdings Plc buckled under pressure from disgruntled pilots and agreed to recognize labor unions in an eleventh-hour move by Europe’s biggest budget airline to avert strikes threatening flight disruptions during […]


December 18, 2017

Q&A: What’s happening with the Ryanair strike? (.irishtimes.com)

Airline says in surprise move it will recognise trade unions in bid to head off strike action. By Martin Wall What has Ryanair announced? The airline said in a surprise move early on Friday that it would recognise trade unions in a bid to head off threatened strike action next week. A one-day stoppage by […]


‘We’ll play fair, Ryanair’ – global unions respond to airline’s recognition decision

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), who represent workers in all the major players in Europe’s aviation industry, including Ryanair, have welcomed Ryanair’s statement today [15/12/2017] that it will change its “long standing policy of not recognising unions”– and have issued a challenge to the airline to play fair […]


Statement on the organising effort at LHT Puerto Rico by the IAMAW

Lufthansa Technik Union Network members fully support the struggle of LHT Puerto Rico workers to organise under the wide and strong roof of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW). We are ready to do whatever we can to unite our forces to stand in solidarity with them in your fight. Lufthansa Technik […]


December 11, 2017

Hong Kong Express cabin crew seek to join trade union in wake of cancellation controversy (scmp.com)

More than 100 staff at the budget airline have agreed to join the Cabin Attendants Union in order to increase their bargaining power. More than half of the cabin crew members at budget airline Hong Kong Express are looking to step up their collective bargaining power by joining an industry trade union. The move – […]


October 6, 2017