Ní scéal rúin é ó tá a fhios ag triúr é
"We do not want the dates of these meetings publicised. Please do not talk or speculate here about these meetings.The issue here is prudence, not censorship. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD REFERENCE BE MADE TO THESE MEETINGS ON PPRUNE - you might as well telephone Ryanair directly.
Contrary to what most Ryanair pilots may think, it is surprising what does NOT get back to management. IALPA is satisfied - and very pleased - that very little got back over the summer. We would like to keep it like that.
When the meetings are over, please conduct any discussions here with caution.
Additional Information
We will share with all REPA members IALPA's belief that these may turn out to be the most important IALPA meetings that the Dublin and Shannon pilots will ever attend. (BALPA members based in Dublin are not only welcome to attend, but will also be equal partners in all deliberations, decisions, etc. This invitation has been communicated to the BALPA pilots by IALPA). Given the significance of the issues to be discussed, and unlike our earlier meetings, they will be restricted to IALPA and BALPA members.
We will provide as much information as we can about these meetings once they are over, though the details will depend upon the decisions reached by those attending. Details of the proposals may not be made public for a few weeks. This is because there maybe more to come and we wish to prevent Ryanair from preparing its defences.
The bottom line: a long period of preperation came to an end with the establishment of REPA. In the overall plan events may dictate modifications, delays, etc. but please accept that a lot of work has gone into creating a strategy which minimises the risks to individual pilots in Ryanair but which also holds out the prospect of significant change.
Remember: you will always be free to deny:
i) that you know anything
ii) that you are a member of REPA, and
iii) that you are a member of any association
As many of you will already know, BALPA and IALPA have already agreed that we will never claim more than 85% membership in any particular base or category (captains, co-pilots, contractors... whatever).
Therefore credible deniability will always be an option for you. Turn the tables: if you end up forced into a "little chat" use it to get information about their latest scheme, rather than give information to them."