Ryanair pilots form unofficial union in battle with Michael O'Leary

Staff seeking better employment terms coordinate action in attempt to circumvent chief’s refusal to recognise unionsRyanair pilots have formed an unofficial trade union and are invoking the spirit of Winston Churchill in a battle with the chief executive, Michael O’Leary, over their employment terms. O’Leary has clashed with pilots amid the fallout from the Dublin-based carrier’s recent pilot rostering “mess-up”, which saw more than 700,000 passengers affected