‘Ryanair uses bullying as a management tool’

Bloomberg

Labour unions are lobbying shareholders at strike-ravaged Ryanair Holdings Plc to pressure the airline into abandoning a business model they say is based on browbeating staff to keep down costs.
Other discount carriers manage to turn a profit while maintaining a healthy working environment, the Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian unions said to investors, adding that Ryanair has been insincere in its pledge to hold meaningful talks.
Ryanair uses “bullying as a management tool,” punishing people for being sick, sending intimidating letters to those exercising their right to strike, and threatening to cut jobs in countries where crews are protesting, according to the letter, which labeled the carrier’s approach to business “obsolete.”