19th Jul 2018 09:55
LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC said Thursday it now recognised a German-based cabin crew as it continues the process of engaging with unions more closely.
Ryanair now recognises the Ver.di Union which covers the German market. Ver.di will now be the representative body for all directly employed cabin crew operating on its aircraft in Germany.
"We are pleased to sign this cabin crew recognition agreement with Ver.di in Germany," Ryanair Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said. "This is a further sign of the progress Ryanair is making with trade unions since our December 2017 decision to recognise unions, with over 60% of our cabin crew now covered by recognition agreements."
The Ver.di move follows Ryanair's recognition of a number of unions following a decision to do so in December for the purposes of agreeing collective labour agreements or CLA deals.
In early June, Ryanair signed a recognition deal with Italian unions ANPAV for cabin crew operating in that country. Shortly after, Ryanair also signed a similar pact with UK union Unite.
"We hope to announce further agreements over the coming weeks, in those countries where unions have approached these negotiations in a practical and positive manner," Wilson added.
"As this growing number of pilot and cabin crew recognition agreements confirms, we are making progress and confounding those sceptics who claimed that our December 2017 decision was not real or genuine, Wilson continued. "We look forward to working closely with both Ver.di, and their Company Council in negotiating a CLA for our directly employed German based cabin crew."
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