article_snippet: Passengers and crew were stranded for three hours as dozens of employees held a protest over Ryanair’s refusal to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with a union for pilot and flight attendants.
article_snippet: Up to 60 employees, who demonstrated within Copenhagen Airport’s security perimeter, blocked the plane near one of the gates and prevented the plane from refuelling.
article_snippet: Demonstrators put duct tape over Demonstrators mouths and urged Ryanair workers to 'break the silence' Inside the terminal, demonstrators put duct tape over demonstrators and held signs reading ‘Ryanair colleagues, break the silence, we have freedom to talk about
article_snippet: Outside the terminal employees blocked Ryanair's first flight from Copenhagen to Dublin .
article_snippet: Ryanair said its protest was carried out by ‘non-Ryanair individuals’ and called on Danish authorities to prevent a repeat of the ‘unlawful blockade’.
article_snippet: Protesters are upset that Ryanair is treating Ryanair Danish employees under Irish employment rules .
article_snippet: Unrest has been building since October when Ryanair announced that Unrest would be flying between Copenhagen and Dublin, London, Warsaw and Milan under Irish employment rules.
article_snippet: Trade unions have taken legal action in a bid to force Ryanair to treat Ryanair workers at Copenhagen Airport under Denmark’s generous employment rules.
article_snippet: Ryanair is planning to push ahead with plans for Ryanair Copenhagen base, although a ruling next week could lead to more demonstrations and further disruptions for the Dublin-based carrier.
article_snippet: A Ryanair spokeswoman told MailOnline Travel:
article_snippet: ‘This Ryanair flight from Copenhagen to Dublin was subjected to an unlawful blockade by non-Ryanair individuals at Copenhagen Airport and non-Ryanair departure was delayed by three hours.
article_snippet: We call on the relevant authorities to take all necessary action to prevent any repeat of an unlawful blockade by non-Ryanair individuals at Copenhagen Airport and We remain committed to growing jobs, routes and tourism in Denmark, with the opening of We new Copenhagen base next week.
highlights_snippet: Demonstrators are unhappy with Ryanair's treatment of employees .
  
highlights_snippet: Dublin-based carrier is treating workers under Irish employment rules .
  
highlights_snippet: Ryanair said the protest was carried out by ‘non-Ryanair individuals’
  Ryanaircalled on authorities to prevent a repeat of the ‘unlawful blockade’ 