At the call of the company’s UGT union section – supported by the second majority union, the CGT -, the Ryanair soil assistance services in Spain will go on strike during the August 15 bridge, one of the most intense air traffic periods of the year. The union intends to extend the mobilizations until December 31, 2025. The UGT has already defined a calendar for this series of strike. The first three days of this disengagement movement “will take place on August 15, 16 and 17, then reproduce every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at key schedules of the day (from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to midnight), at times of stronger activity for ground assistance,” it is specified.
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The unions have several complaints against the management of Azul Handling, a subsidiary in charge of ‘handling’ for Ryanair. We can cite, among other things, the lack of creation of stable positions, the refusal to consolidate the schedules of part-time permanent contracts, pressures to perform overtime (sometimes accompanied by disproportionate sanctions), non-compliance with sectoral agreements on guarantees and bonuses, as well as restrictions deemed illegal to reintegration after a sick leave or the adaptation of schedules for family reasons. “We denounce a deliberate strategy of precariousness and pressure which tramples the fundamental rights of employees and takes the deaf ear to union requests,” said José Manuel Pérez Grande, federal secretary of the UGT air sector.
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The union demands the lifting of sanctions. He requests compliance with the prescriptions of the joint committees and the rapid opening of negotiations in order to improve working conditions for more than 3,000 employees concerned throughout the country. Ryanair faces this social movement when it has announced a significant increase in its net profit. According to its financial results published on July 21, 2025, its net profit amounted to 820 million euros in the first quarter of the financial year 2025/2026, against 360 million euros at the same period last year.
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