Are you ready for a new round of regional transport strikes? No? Well…
Depending on where you live, you won’t be able to use regional transport for your daily commuting, because from next Monday, the Netherlands will face another national strike — this time, for five days straight.
An earlier strike blocked about 40% of the Dutch public transport, in various parts of the Netherlands.
Though, it’s not yet publicly known which areas will be affected by the strikes. But, there’s a big chance this one will cause a national ruckus too. 🙈
No deal
There is still no answer to the proposal made by CNV‘s (Christian National Union) trade union employees.
A spokesperson for the CNV told to NU.nl, that there was nothing new in the VWOV’s (Employers in Public Transport) proposal.
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“Had there been anything new in that proposal, we could have reconnaissance.”
The VWOV announced that the collective labour agreement proposal that was on the table would lapse if it was discontinued.
This means that all parties have to go back to the negotiating table to start their collective bargaining from scratch.
Ultimatum
The unions, therefore, do not respond to the VWOV counter ultimatum and will prepare actions (or more like no actions) this week. 🚌
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“We don’t think there is a good chance that the employers still want to talk. That’s why we are now looking with FNV’s colleagues on how we are going to organise our actions.” — says the spokesperson of CNV.
Are you ready for another round of strikes? Tell us in the comments!
