The Guardian view on Ryanair’s model: a union-friendly company? | Editorial

It is wrong to assume that collective bargaining is incompatible with a modern economyThe decision by Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, to suddenly reverse decades of policy and recognise pilot unions for the first time is a good thing. For Mr O’Leary, who has never complained about being seen as a foul-mouthed bully, it is a welcome recognition that bulldozing your way through workers’ rights to make money doesn’t always work. Rather than attempt to break