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CNT in conflict with Ryanair at Zaragoza
A brief statement from the CNT, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, about a conflict with Ryanair.
The CNT declares a Conflict at Ryanair-Zaragoza
TUE, 24/02/2009 - 15:59 – CNT-AIT
After fruitless contacts with the company, begun by the Union Section of the CNT in Ryanair, in order to solve the problems of the workers in the fastest and calmest form possible, this Section declares itself in conflict with Ryanair-Zaragoza, supported by the SOV of the CNT in Saragossa.
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