
Ryanair cabin crew in five countries will strike on September 28 if the airline does not agree to their demands for better conditions and contracts.
The strike could lead to hundreds of cancelled and delayed flights across Europe.
September 28th could be a black day for all air travelers planning to fly with Ryanair. The airline's cabin crew are threatening to go on strike for 24 hours, which will affect hundreds of flights with cancellations or delays.
Ground staff and flight crew in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Portugal are participating in the strike, which is said to be the largest in Ryanair's history.
Ryanair cabin crew will go on strike on September 28th if the airline does not agree to their demands.
The staff are demanding better conditions and wages. Above all, they want local employment contracts where the staff is based and not Irish as they have now. The unions have announced that they will continue with the strikes once a month until their demands are met. On September 12, German pilots went on strike for the same reason.
Tough working conditions
Ryanair is used to strikes. Their working conditions for employees have been a hot potato for several years and in August there was a very large strike in which Swedish pilots were also involved because Ryanair refused to negotiate with the union about a collective agreement. 22 flights to and from Skavsta were cancelled, all but two flights. In total, around 400 flights were cancelled in Europe, affecting just over 55,000 passengers.
Ryanair has agreed to change employment contracts to national contracts until 2022, according to a representative of the CNE union, but the union wants an earlier solution, reports VA Finans.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said at a press conference in London on September 12 that he would not give in to the complaints and that Ryanair already pays higher wages than other low-cost airlines.
Source: aftonbladet.se







