The Social Chamber of the Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of the National Court against Ryanair for violation of the right to strike and freedom of association in the strikes of cabin crew of the airline called by USO in 2022 and 2023, as reported Monday by the union.
Thus, it confirms the “violation of fundamental rights” by the airline with conduct such as withholding information from the strike committee on protected flights and their assignment to cabin crew, changes and mandatory acceptance by workers, as well as scabbing and the opening of disciplinary proceedings as an intimidating measure, among other actions carried out in the three strike calls of 2022.
The Supreme Court has ratified the judgment of the Audiencia Nacional of December 22, 2023, although exclusively referring to Ryanair DAC, declaring that “the conduct by the defendant company has violated the rights to freedom of association of the convening unions and the right to strike of the workers who participated in the strikes called in June and July 2022 and from August 8 to January 7, 2023” and the sentence to pay 187,515 euros to the plaintiff unions is maintained.
USO-Air Sector has been “satisfied” with the ratification by the Supreme Court and considers “that the right to strike in this country is essentially limited to abusive minimum services that, even if they are later reviewed in the courts, are late in their repair”.
