The first cabin crew union recognition agreement in Italy has been agreed by Ryanair.
The ANPAC and ANPAV unions will be the representative bodies for Ryanair’s directly employed cabin crew in Italy.
This agreement follows extensive negotiations since Ryanair announced in December that it was willing to recognise unions for collective bargaining.
The cabin crew recognition agreement accounts for more than 80 of Ryanair’s 400-plus aircraft fleet and about 20% of its cabin crew.
Ryanair chief people officer Eddie Wilson said: “We are pleased to announce this recognition agreement with ANPAC and ANPAV on behalf of our directly employed cabin crew in Italy.
“This is our first cabin crew union recognition agreement, which follows recognition agreements with pilot unions in the UK and Italy earlier this year, and further demonstrates Ryanair’s progress on recognising and negotiating with unions across Europe for our people.”
He added: “We are making good progress with other cabin crew unions across Europe and we hope to sign more recognition agreements with both pilot and cabin crew unions in the coming weeks.”