The Spanish cabin staff of Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, who have been on strike for better working conditions since the end of June, said they would extend their walkouts until January.
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USO and SITCPLA, unions representing Ryanair cabin crew, after consulting the workers, call a new strike at the airline. From next August 8 and until January 7, 2023, both included, there will be 24-hour strikes, from Monday to Thursday, weekly.
"Given that Ryanair has not shown the slightest attempt to approach the unions but, on the contrary, has publicly stated its refusal to enter into any dialogue with the representatives chosen by its crew members, USO and SITCPLA have been forced to continue with the strike and convene new conferences," the unions said.
"The demands of this new strike call at Ryanair respond to three main reasons. The first, the application of the statutory minimums of Spanish labor and union legislation to all cabin crew who provide their services on Ryanair aircraft and at the ten Spanish bases.
"This translates into the application of basic labor rights, which cannot be subject to negotiation, such as 22 working days of annual vacation; 14 legally established holidays; compliance with the PRL law; granting of legal guardianship rights, specification and reduction of working hours; the payment of salary levels prior to the pandemic, as the National High Court already ruled in its sentence; end of the hiring of workers through the illegal assignment of workers, also condemned by the AN and respect for the legitimate exercise of the right to strike by workers.
"Second, the immediate reinstatement of the 11 workers dismissed during the previous calls in June and July for supporting the constitutional right to strike.
"And, thirdly, the stoppage and filing of all sanctioning files open to approximately 100 workers due to the previous stoppages."
A total of 24 flights were cancelled during strike actions from Monday to Wednesday, and more than 686 flights from Spain were delayed. ■