Ryanair and trade union Fórsa clash over pay increase offer

Ryanair and trade union Fórsa have clashed over a pay increase offered by the airline before it agreed to recognise labour organisations last month. The carrier reversed a long-standing policy by announcing in December that it would recognise unions to avert threatened pilot strikes before Christmas. The carrier is in talks on recognition with the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association – part of Fórsa – but said Thursday that negotiations were moving slowly. Separate to that, Ryanair said that a majority of pilots based in Cork, Dublin and Shannon, have agreed to pay increases of up to 20% that it had offered before agreeing to recognise unions. The company noted that a majority of those based in Dublin, including contractors and new joiners, had accepted the offer, but said 35% of them had not voted on the proposal. <br/>