Ryanair strike woes worsen as German pilots vote for walkout

Ryanair’s labour crisis deepened Monday as pilots in Germany voted to strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Crews could walk out at 24 hours’ notice after more than 96% of respondents backed industrial action in a poll, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said. It set an Aug 6 deadline for the carrier to avoid disruption by submitting terms that could form a basis for negotiations. “So far Ryanair has not made any proposal with which we could work,” said Ingolf Schumacher, the union’s chairman of industrial relations, adding that the latest round of exploratory talks Friday had “yielded no progress.” Ryanair scrapped more than 600 flights last week amid strikes by Irish pilots and cabin crew in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. <br/>