"Ryanair, which has mounted a drive to recognise unions in an attempt to quell staff unrest, faces disruption elsewhere in Europe this month."
Hi, all. Could anyone explain the expression "mounted a drive" in the sentence above. The only explanation I've found online is about computer hard drives...
This is the link to the full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/13/ryanair-pilots-union-strikes-july
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Hey Kamil, how's it going? Hope you're well.
A 'drive' is like a big push to try and achieve something e.g. a hospital might hold a 'blood drive' to try and get people to donate blood, or a homeless charity might hold a 'food drive' to ask the public for donations.
'Mounted' in this context means 'began' or 'launched', so put them together and it basically says "Ryanair, which has started to make a big effort to recognise unions..."
Hope this helps!
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In this context, they Ryanair have started some form of initiative related to unions. Another way is that they are seriously considering recognising unions. I hope this helps!
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