Pilots union seeks stay on Ryanair case

A trade union representing Ryanair’s Irish-based pilots is seeking a High Court order preventing the airline from progressing its legal action against them. Fórsa, the parent union of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association, wants a stay on Ryanair’s action until mediation talks over a dispute on pay and conditions are concluded. Ryanair initiated proceedings last August against the union and several named pilots, including Ialpa president Evan Cullen, over a planned 48-hour strike over pay and conditions that had been scheduled to take place Aug 22nd and 23rd. The industrial action did not proceed after Ryanair secured an injunction preventing it. That injunction, which was fully contested by Fórsa, remains in place pending the full hearing of the dispute. <br/>