Ryanair seeks injunction preventing pilots strike from going ahead

Ryanair has asked the High Court for an order preventing its Irish-based pilots from going on strike next week. Ryanair is seeking an injunction preventing the trade union Forsa, which is the parent union of IALPA, from striking for 48 hours commencing midnight Aug 22nd in a dispute over pay and conditions. The action is also against a number of pilots who are members of IALPA, including that union’s president Evan Cullen. The airline is also seeking a declaration from the court that Forsa’s ballot for the proposed strike action and its notice of strike action served on Ryanair earlier this week was unlawful. The airline claims that the proposed strike would be in breach of an agreement the parties agreed to in 2018. <br/>