Ryanair: The Irish Pilots' Union will decide on a strike vote next week

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Members of Ryanair's Irish Pilots Union have to decide next week whether they will join their British colleagues to hold a strike vote, according to a memo circulated to members.

The Ryanair pilots in Britain, the biggest market of the Irish airline, announced last week a poll that could lead to a strike action at the end of August, citing disagreements over the pay conditions and wages.

Ryanair pilots members of the Irish Air Pilots Association (IALPA) will meet Tuesday in Dublin to decide to hold a vote for "a strike action action up to the strike action", the starting vote no later than Thursday 25 July. said the memo.

He did not specify when a possible strike would take place.

Ryanair, the largest low-cost carrier in Europe, has suffered a string of damaging strikes last year after being bent under pressure, by the end of 2017, for it to recognize the unions for the first time.

Management said that significant progress has been made since then, with the conclusion of collective labor agreements with a number of pilot unions throughout Europe.

But IALPA stated in the memo that the management had failed to agree on the compensation terms for the directly employed pilots. Last week, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said that issues relating to pensions, maternity benefits and a fair and transparent compensation structure.

Ryanair, who claims to offer better conditions than its low-cost competitors to Boeing's pilots, declined to comment on the union's action.

Ryanair announced Tuesday that it had been forced to halve its growth plans for 2020 due to delays in the delivery of Boeing (PROHIBIT) stopped the 737 MAX and is expected to begin talks with airports and unions on the downsizing or closure of some operations starting in November 2019.