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Ryanair's Italy routes threatened by summer strike

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Ryanair's Italy routes threatened by summer strike
Ryanair counters at Rome's Ciampino airport. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew based in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy said on Monday they would go on strike this summer unless the low-cost airline accepts their demands by a June 30th deadline.

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After a meeting in Madrid, the unions reiterated demands that Ryanair staff be employed according to the national legislation of the country they operate in, rather than that of Ireland as is currently the case, Spain's USO union
said in a statement.

They also asked that the airline give contractors the same work conditions as its own employees.

Finally, they demanded that Ryanair recognize unions for pilots and cabin crew and that it negotiate with a representative chosen by the unions and not the company. So far, the airline has only recognized two unions – Britain's Balpa pilots' union and Italy's Anpac, which represents pilots and cabin crew.

"If Ryanair refuses to meet these demands, and setting June 30th as a deadline, the unions will start all necessary procedures to mobilise at a European level for the summer, including calling a strike," USO said.

Antonio Escobar, from Spain's Sictpla union that represents part of Ryanair's crew, told AFP another meeting would take place on July 3rd and 4th in Dublin if the airline refuses to accede to their demands, in which they will
announce a date for a strike.

The airline was not immediately available for comment. 

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