Leading low-cost airline Ryanair is facing a torrid summer of social unrest. On 05 July trade unions from Belgium, Italy, and Portugal representing Ryanair cabin crew staff announced strike action for 25 and 26 July. Irish aircraft pilots have also set strike action for 12 July. Buoyed by the pilots’ success in securing union recognition for this worker category, cabin and ground staff are now coordinating at both international and European level
Cabin Crew United – Ryanair cabin crew coordinated action. Back at the end of 2017, Ryanair pilots originated this wave of social unrest by threatening the company with its first ever strike if working conditions did not change. As a result, management committed to recognizing the pilots unions (c.f. article No. 10500). Indeed, during its 32 years in operation, Ryanair has successfully refused to recognized any trade union in a sector that is ordinarily very tightly organized. Following the Dec
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