Domani sciopero di 24 ore in Germania per i piloti FR iscritti al sindacato VC.
Ryanair faces fresh strikes in Germany
Ryanair is facing co-ordinated strike action by pilots and cabin crew based in Germany tomorrow in a dispute over pay and conditions.
The Vereinigung Cockpit pilot union says its members will walk out from 03:01 on 12 September, returning at 02:59 on 13 September. It says all flights departing from Germany within this timespan will be affected. Cabin crew union Verdi says its members will also down tools at the same time.
Vereinigung Cockpit says it has been demanding improved pay and working conditions for its members for "many months" but Ryanair has not issued an improved offer.
Ingolf Schumacher, head of industrial relations at the union, says that despite the "strong signal" of strike action conducted by its members on 10 August, negotiations with the carrier have come to a standstill.
"We are ultimately expecting solutions," he states, adding that the union has invited Ryanair management to attend arbitration talks in September.
It says it has rejected an attempt by Ryanair to appoint an Irish mediator, who, the union argues, "could not possibly have enough knowledge of German law and therefore already is not qualified to act as an arbitrator in this case".
It further contends that Ryanair's success in settling a dispute with its pilots employed in Ireland cannot be used as a blueprint for negotiations with flightcrew based in Germany.
Verdi says a second round of negotiations with Ryanair on 5 September proved "unsuccessful" leading it to call for industrial action to "put pressure on employers".
The union says members are not due for pay rises between 2018 and 2021 and that flight attendants' salaries are "insufficient" to ensure a "decent" standard of living.
Ryanair says: "Since we have already offered local contracts and improved pay there is no justification for further disruption, and we are calling on our German pilots to work this Wednesday."