Ryanair agrees to recognize union in 'historic' agreement

Around 650 Ryanair cabin crew will now be represented by a Union, in a move described as an “historic agreement.”

The crews operating out of Ryanair’s UK bases in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, London Stansted, Luton, Manchester and Prestwick airports will be covered by Unite when it comes to negotiating their pay, hours and holidays.

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However, some crew members are indirectly employed via agencies such as Crewlink and therefore are not part of the Unite deal.

The move follows months of talks after Ryanair finally recognised unions for pilots in December 2017. Previously, the airline had been accused of “bullying” its cabin crew by warning of consequences for those whose average sales fell “below budget”.