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Directly-employed pilots in Ryanair, who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA), have served notice of industrial action.
Pilots voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action (99%) following a dispute over management’s approach to transferring pilots between its European and African bases.
The pilots will commence their strike action next week for a period of 24 hours, starting at 01:00 on Thursday, 12th July.
The union has advised Ryanair that it will notify the airline of any additional strike days in due course.
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In earlier correspondence with Ryanair management, the union said that their request for talks on the issue had not been taken seriously and that they were met with a threat to move Dublin-based aircraft and pilots to other airports and cut promotion opportunities.
The union released a statement which said: “Our member pilots directly employed by Ryanair complain that there is no transparent system for the determination of important matter including voluntary/involuntary base transfer/allocation, command upgrade, allocation of annual leave and promotion. When a pilot receives notice of a mandatory base change, or is denied a request for a change of base, such management decisions can have a devastating effect on family life.”
On a separate issue, the International Transport Workers Federation has organised a two-day summit of Ryanair cabin crew from all across Europe in Dublin, and they too have warned of a potential strike action if their concerns are not deal with.
