Ryanair labour spat builds to crescendo with Friday strikes
Ryanair faces the worst strikes in its 3-decade history Friday after German and Dutch pilots said they’ll join a protest aimed at forcing the carrier to increase pay and improve working conditions. The company will scrap more than 400 flights, disrupting travel for about 55,000 people, marketing chief Kenny Jacobs said Wednesday after the German Vereinigung Cockpit union announced a 24-hour walkout on the same day that strikes are planned in Belgium, Sweden and Ireland. The Dutch Airline Pilots Association revealed later that it would also take action. Ryanair has shown no willingness to improve salaries, acknowledge seniority or ease up on requirements for pilots to move between bases as it sees fit, VC negotiator Ingolf Schumacher said. The company hit back saying it won’t bow to demands that jeopardise the airline. <br/>
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Ryanair labour spat builds to crescendo with Friday strikes
Ryanair faces the worst strikes in its 3-decade history Friday after German and Dutch pilots said they’ll join a protest aimed at forcing the carrier to increase pay and improve working conditions. The company will scrap more than 400 flights, disrupting travel for about 55,000 people, marketing chief Kenny Jacobs said Wednesday after the German Vereinigung Cockpit union announced a 24-hour walkout on the same day that strikes are planned in Belgium, Sweden and Ireland. The Dutch Airline Pilots Association revealed later that it would also take action. Ryanair has shown no willingness to improve salaries, acknowledge seniority or ease up on requirements for pilots to move between bases as it sees fit, VC negotiator Ingolf Schumacher said. The company hit back saying it won’t bow to demands that jeopardise the airline. <br/>
