Industrial relations between Ryanair and its staff are in turmoil all over Europe, the latest to vote in favour of strike action are the Dutch!
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The pilots in the Netherlands do not hold as much power or sway with the low-fare high-fee airline Ryanair as the country isn't in the top ten markets for the airline. Yet a much more important market for Ryanair is Germany, where pilots voted overwhelmingly on Monday in favour of striking.
Faced with the prospect of yet more strikes and industrial action by a growing multitude of disgruntled staff, the bullish chief Executive Michael O’Leary continued his threats of moving jobs to Poland should walk-outs hurt its business.
Mr O’Leary warned on Tuesday that he was prepared to cut jobs “in any market” if staff went on strike “We are the ultimate opportunistic airline,” boasting, “we have today 20 markets that need more aircraft. We’re short of aircraft in almost every market in which we operate because of the demand for our prices, our services.”
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Ryanair pilots are requesting a more transparent system for such things as promotions and transfers so that excessive management discretion over their careers and lives can be curtailed, while cabin crew are seeking local contracts,be paid locally rather than into an Irish bank account, that they are forced to have regardless of where they live or work and better conditions.
Speaking of staff who strike, O'Leary barked, "They can have strikes and they’ll find themselves (with) jobs getting moved and aircraft getting moved.”