Blueprint
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
For the month of July 2018
 
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes   No ..X..
 
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
 
 
RYANAIR RECOGNISES VER.DI UNION FOR GERMAN BASED CABIN CREW
 
OVER 60% OF CABIN CREW NOW COVERED BY UNION RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
 
Ryanair today (19 July) announced that it has signed its third cabin crew union recognition agreement with Ver.di Union. Ver.di will now be the representative body for all directly employed Cabin Crew operating on Ryanair aircraft in Germany.
 
This cabin crew recognition agreement follows extensive negotiations with Ver.di and covers the German market. Ryanair looks forward to working with Ver.di and its Ryanair (Cabin Crew) Company Council to conclude an early CLA for Ryanair's directly employed cabin crew based in Germany. This agreement follows Ryanair's first cabin crew recognition deal with the Italian ANPAC/ANPAV unions and second cabin crew agreement with UNITE union in the UK.
 
Ryanair's Chief People Officer, Eddie Wilson said:
 
"We are pleased to sign this cabin crew recognition agreement with Ver.di in Germany. This is a further sign of the progress Ryanair is making with trade unions since our December 2017 decision to recognise unions, with over 60% of our cabin crew now covered by recognition agreements.
 
We hope to announce further agreements over the coming weeks, in those countries where unions have approached these negotiations in a practical and positive manner. As this growing number of pilot and cabin crew recognition agreements confirms, we are making progress and confounding those sceptics who claimed that our December 2017 decision was not real or genuine. We look forward to working closely with both Ver.di, and their Company Council in negotiating a CLA for our directly employed German based cabin crew."
 
 
ENDS
 
For further information
please contact:
Robin Kiely                            Piaras Kelly
Ryanair DAC                         Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-9451949              Tel: +353-1-6789333
press@ryanair.com                ryanair@edelman.com
 
 
 
 
 
 SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
 
 
 
 
Date: 19 July, 2018
 
 
By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
 
 
 
Juliusz Komorek
 
Company Secretary