Ryanair inks deal with Germany-based Verdi cabin crew union

Ryanair has signed its third cabin crew union recognition agreement with the Verdi Union to represent directly employed cabin crew based in Germany. Ryanair’s chief people officer Eddie Wilson said the deal brought the proportion of cabin crew now covered by recognition agreements to over 60%. The airline already has cabin crew recognition agreements in place with Italy’s ANPAC/ANPAV unions and Unite in the UK. “We hope to announce further agreements over the coming weeks, in those countries where unions have approached these negotiations in a practical and positive manner,” Wilson said. “We look forward to working closely with both Verdi and their Company Council in negotiating a CLA [collective labour agreement] for our directly employed German-based cabin crew.” Ryanair is facing disruption during the peak European vacation period because of strikes by pilot and cabin crew unions in several European countries. <br/>