Are you planning to commute tomorrow? You might want to check your train schedules before you leave the house.
According to the labour union, VVMC, the regional transport strike will affect regional rail transport and other public transport in the east and north of the Netherlands, reports RTL Nieuws.
For better working conditions
The regional strike affects multiple bus and train transport companies, such as Arriva and Keolis.
The third day of the strike includes 1,300 employees, primarily train staff, who “are fighting for less workload and a higher wage,” reports VVMC director Wim Eilert.
Next week from Monday, the employees of larger public transportation will strike for five days, mainly concerning buses.
The ultimatum
Edwin Kuiper, director of the largest trade union confederation, FNV, stated that “both collective agreements are about the same problems: people can hardly make ends meet due to high inflation, staff shortages, and high absenteeism.”
According to Kuiper, public transport companies should take measures to reduce the workload, which will also decrease absenteeism.
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While employees were offered an 8% wage increase for 2023, the unions already stated that they thought this was too little. For this reason, the strike continues.
WVOV chairman, Fred Kagie, reported that it is important in the short term to see what employers in the sector deem important.
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