The following is translated from the Flight Personnel Union (FPU) web-site by Yours Truly with assistance from Google Translate.
Arbejdsretten behandler hele Ryanair-sagen den 15. juni
The Labor Court will rule on the entire Ryanair-case on June 15.
May 20, 2015
The Labor Court has today decided to complete the the entire proceedings in the case about the notice of conflict against Ryanair as served by Flyvebranchens Personaleunion/Serviceforbundets on Monday, June 15, 2015. The judgement may fall the same day or probably later.
– We have raised the case being convinced that Flyvebranchens Personaleunion and Serviceforbundet are entitled to demand a collective agreement for Denmark-based Ryanair staff. This implies the right to strike and the possibility of sympathy actions if Ryanair continues to refuse says Peter Nisbeth, barrister for LO [national main organization].
LO has raised the case at the Labor Court, because Ryanair so far has so far refused the demand by Flyvebranchens Personaleunion/Serviceforbundet for a collective agreement for the Ryanair staff, pilots and cabin crew, based in Denmark.
Danish labor law enables unions to strike and action in sympathy against companies rejecting the demand for an agreement. Ryanair has previously responded to Serviceforbundet that every initiative to strike and sympathy actions will be met by litigation.
Ryanair claims that the Labor Court must rule according to Irish law and that EU has excepted international air transport from the right to conflict.
– We are convinced that Danish labor law applies here and now we initiate preparations for the June 15 meeting says Peter Nisbeth. However, he emphasizes that there are at least three different outcomes.
– The judges may approve of the unions right to conflict against Ryanair. Or the Labor Court judges may decide to consult the European Court of Justice (ECJ). To treat the case according to Irish law is also a possibility, he says.
LO now awaits the ruling of the Labor Court before Flyvebranchens Personaleunion/Serviceforbundet initiates a conflict and call for sympathy actions from other unions.
LO is litigating for Serviceforbundet and a number of other unions in the Labor Court.
Sympathy actions against Ryanair may be initiated by 3F, HK/Privat, Dansk El-Forbund, Blik- og Rørarbejderforbundet, Serviceforbundet and Dansk Metal.
On June 15 the case is scheduled in Labor Court from 14:30 CET in open court.