Did Ryanair make any agreements with the Dutch pilot union like other countries? I have heard some unions around Europe have come to the negotiating table with long lists of demands on pay and benefits as apposed to laying the foundations for a viable long term strategy to stop base closures & undesired base changes etc. If this is the case that seems more like a strategy to cause problems for Ryanair with strikes etc rather than look out for the wellbeing of the crew they are supposed to be negotiating for.
Yeah, let's get deprived of all our rights just to keep the base going and management richer. Unbeknown to you much of what unions are asking for is no primadonna treatment. How about things like summer holiday, sick payment entitlements, maternity/paternity leave, loss of license insurance. It's Ryanair throwing toys out of the cot saying those things are unreasonable demands. What do you think?