Ryanair Pilots Renew Strike Threat With Recognition Deadline

  • Union gives company until noon Thursday to reach agreement
  • Lack of written proposal ‘disappointing,’ labor group says

A Ryanair plane prepares to land at Dublin Airport.

Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg

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Ryanair Holdings Plc’s charm offensive toward workers is being put to the test after Irish pilots gave it less than two days to reach an agreement recognizing their labor union or face the threat of strikes.

Europe’s largest discount carrier has until noon Thursday to come up with “concrete” proposals for unionization after failing to submit written terms at a meeting late Tuesday, according to the IMPACT/IALPA union.