Ryanair crew could join pilots' strike action over pay and conditions

Ryanair crew have warned they could join pilots in taking industrial action this summer after presenting CE Michael O’Leary with a list of demands. Representatives of cabin and ground crew from across Europe said there had been little progress since O’Leary reversed a long-held policy of refusing to recognise trade unions more than 6 months ago. The intervention by crew Wednesday comes 24 hours after about 100 pilots at Ryanair’s Dublin base said they had agreed to walk out July 15. Ryanair said the demands were “pointless”, listing benefits it said crew already enjoyed. But a trade union official in Spain said cabin crew in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Belgium from the SITCPLA union were already planning to announce dates for a walkout Thursday. <br/>