The Irish airline Ryanair recognises several pilot unions, while it has more limited recognition of cabin-crew and on ground staff.
[1][2] Ryanair faced down Irish trade unions on multiple occasions.
In the 1990s against SIPTU after a strike in Dublin Airport, and in a landmark ruling "Ryanair v. The Labour Court", the court determined Ryanair had a right to operate a non-union company.
[3] In 2011, Belgium cabin-crew members of Ryanair sued in local court, demanding that Ryanair observe Belgian labour laws instead of Irish labour laws, the country of the headquarters.
[citation needed] In August 2018, Ryanair signed its first agreement with Italian pilot union ANPAC.