By Scott Kanowsky
Investing.com -- Ryanair (LON:RYA) Holdings PLC (BS:RYAi) cabin crew workers in Spain will go on strike in a bid to improve pay and working conditions at the low-cost carrier, according to a statement from their main unions on Monday.
The walk-out is due to last for six days, including June 24, 25, 26 and 30, as well as on July 1 and 2, Spanish unions USO and SITCPLA said. The move comes after the unions said salary negotiations with Ryanair broke down last week.
“We have to resume mobilisation so that the reality of our situation is known and Ryanair is forced to abide by basic labour laws,” said USO general secretary Lidia Arasanz, the general secretary of USO's Ryanair section, in a statement.
In response, Ryanair said it was committed to the welfare of its workers, adding that the company does not believe cabin crew staff in Spain will support the strike calls.
"Recent announcements by the much smaller USO and SITCPLA unions are a distraction from their own failures to deliver agreements after three years of negotiations," Ryanair said in a statement.
U.K.-listed shares in Ryanair fell sharply on Monday.
Ryanair - Europe's largest carrier by passenger numbers - faces other possible labor actions outside of Spain. Unions in Italy, France, Portugal and Belgium have also warned that cabin crews in those countries could go on strike this summer if their demands are not met.