Ryanair cabin crew union CNE in Belgium have rejected the offer from the airline.
The airline offered to follow the employment law in Belgium until 2020 for any employees contracted.
This addresses one of the key concerns regarding the current policy which employs staff members according to Irish law, not contracted in their own country.
Ryanair has not yet issued an updated statement in regards to the recent claims.
They claim that the offer would only be good for half of the workers involved.
CNE union spokesman Yves Lambot told Irish Times: “It’s a deception on the part of Ryanair.”
If it goes ahead, the 24-hour walkout is to take place on 28 September.
Cabin crew members across all of Europe are expected to strike later this month in regards to complaints put forward.
Disagreements over hours and pay are some of the key issues put forward by the cabin crew unions.
Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands will also be on strike alongside Belgium on the 28 September.
They will strike once a month until their demands are met by the Irish airline.
The last cabin crew strike was the worst in Ryanair’s history, which resulted in hundreds of flights cancelled and 50,000 passengers affected.
Customers affected also reported their cheques regarding cancelled flights compensation bouncing, resulting in missed compensated fees.
Ryanair has experienced a wave of pilot strikes, mostly Irish pilots, in 2018 which lasted for many weeks.
Up to 20 flights a day were cancelled every Saturday for three months during the strikes in Ireland.
In a recent press conference, CEO Michael O’Leary warned that strike action would continue to happen to keep low fares for the airline.
He stated he would not back down against complaints: We will not be paying a 22 per cent pay increase to German pilots as we still pay more than other airlines such as Norwegian.
We want to reach agreements with our pilots but in some cases we have unions who have over promised and now can’t deliver.
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