NS employees will stop working in the Northern Netherlands on Tuesday 13 September. On the same day, strikes will also be held in the East and South regions.
It is the train crew’s second action in a short time; on August 24, a relay of work stoppages began in the North. Because there is still no new collective labor agreement, railway unions VVMC, FNV and CNV have announced a new wave of strikes.
The first day of strike is this Friday in the north-west and west of the Netherlands. The following week, the east, south and north of our country will follow, to close on Thursday 15 September in the Central region. This may again have consequences for the North, last Tuesday there were hardly any NS trains in the Netherlands because the Utrecht junction was out.
The unions report ‘to continue until there is a good collective labor agreement’, which meets requirements in the area of work pressure, appreciation and purchasing power. “A good collective labor agreement is essential to get people in and keep them in. A collective labor agreement with a salary, for which people are happy to come and work at NS and with agreements with which you can have a social life in addition to your job at NS and reach the finish line healthy again. can get.” If the NS does not respond to this, nationwide strikes may follow.
Regional transport will also stop working in September. On Friday 16 September this will take place throughout the Netherlands, in addition there is a regional strike on Friday 9 September in Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen and Overijssel.
