Across in Ryanair, BALPA are also in grave danger of losing all credibility if something isn't offered in response to the recent pay "deals"
being "offered"
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Like Ryanair, your problems with union representation are only just beginning as you open more continental bases.
The setting up of REPA as a communication medium was a step in the right direction as far as a common goal is concerned. Rather more difficult is finding a way for several European unions to act together in harmony. Eurocockpit were supposed to have made progress here, but I see no evidence of it.
As usual in the European environment, harmonisation is bulldozed through in areas where there is money to be collected from individuals, but in areas like harmonisation of social/medical rights it is woefully stone age.
Union representation is in a similar epoque, and until it progresses, companies like Ryanair, and now Easy Jet ,will continue to make hay whilst the sun shines and profit from the lack of cohesive response from their geographically scattered ( and contractually divided) employee groups. Lets be frank, we would be surprised if they didn't.
