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| Ryanair agrees deal with Irish pilots union after strikes | Ryanair agrees deal with Irish pilots union after strikes |
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| Ryanair has reached an agreement with the trade union representing its Irish pilots after a 22-hour session of talks. | Ryanair has reached an agreement with the trade union representing its Irish pilots after a 22-hour session of talks. |
| Passengers have suffered hundreds of flight cancellations this summer because of pilot protests against the slow progress in negotiating collective agreements on conditions, base transfers and annual leave. | Passengers have suffered hundreds of flight cancellations this summer because of pilot protests against the slow progress in negotiating collective agreements on conditions, base transfers and annual leave. |
| The Irish airline endured its worst one-day strike earlier in August after a walkout by pilots in five European countries disrupted travel plans of an estimated 55,000 passengers at the height of the holiday season. | The Irish airline endured its worst one-day strike earlier in August after a walkout by pilots in five European countries disrupted travel plans of an estimated 55,000 passengers at the height of the holiday season. |
| That included a fifth 24-hour walkout of the summer by around a quarter of its pilots in Ireland, which prompted Ryanair to propose fresh talks via a mediator that began last week and ended early on Thursday. | That included a fifth 24-hour walkout of the summer by around a quarter of its pilots in Ireland, which prompted Ryanair to propose fresh talks via a mediator that began last week and ended early on Thursday. |
| Ryanair apologised to customers earlier this week after it emerged that a number of cheques issued to compensate passengers had bounced because they had not been signed. | Ryanair apologised to customers earlier this week after it emerged that a number of cheques issued to compensate passengers had bounced because they had not been signed. |
| “The proposed agreement will now go to ballot, with a recommendation for acceptance from Forsa and its Ryanair pilot representatives,” the pilots’ union Forsa said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the mediator asked that neither side makes further comment while the ballot is conducted. | |
| Ryanair said it would take the proposals to its board after the Irish-based pilots had voted on the agreement. | Ryanair said it would take the proposals to its board after the Irish-based pilots had voted on the agreement. |
| Other trade unions mired in negotiations around Europe are watching the Irish talks closely. | Other trade unions mired in negotiations around Europe are watching the Irish talks closely. |
| Ryanair employs more than 4,000 pilots, with around 350 of them based in Ireland. Negotiations in the country have proved among the most difficult, the company has said. | Ryanair employs more than 4,000 pilots, with around 350 of them based in Ireland. Negotiations in the country have proved among the most difficult, the company has said. |
| Ryanair shares jumped 5.4% to €13.855 on news of the deal, although the stock is still down 16% since the strike action ramped up in mid-July, and remains below the €14.21 it slumped to in December when Ryanair shocked markets by agreeing to recognise unions for the first time. | Ryanair shares jumped 5.4% to €13.855 on news of the deal, although the stock is still down 16% since the strike action ramped up in mid-July, and remains below the €14.21 it slumped to in December when Ryanair shocked markets by agreeing to recognise unions for the first time. |
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