The whole idea of a trade union is to improve conditions for the collective workforce, union members or not..The vast majority will fail to see how the closing of two bases and the loss of jobs and home bases can be regarded as a success..How about the Spanish, German and Italian unions, are they insisting on the same " local employment rights" or is this a case of protectionism by the Scandi Unions, having failed so miserably with the NAS operations they felt they would pick on an easier target? This is akin to the BA cabin crew strike that simply left large numbers of people with periods of no pay and eventually no staff travel. Not everyone is a fan of MOL, but at least he is consistent , of course we will get a tirade of " at what cost to human dignity, slave pilots, etc etc",, complete nonsense, if people don't like it they can leave to the apparently " greener grass" which often turns out to be a field of weeds.. as demonstrated by the " reflux " of the guys now returning to RYR.. As observed by the previous poster , did the unions actually consult the staff or simply bully the staff before throwing their spears in the air ..As for the other comment " lets kick the Prxck out of the rest of Europe" this just hows how pathetic and narrow minded and misguided a few on this forum are.. exactly where would you propose to employ the redundant 1000"s .. Oh, yes we all suddenly forgot anyone can work in the sandpits or spit holes in China, its coming back is the problem..
This article sums up the general feeling about this:
Danish Labor Unions Shut Down Ryanair?s Bases in Denmark | Flight Chic