Tag: FNV
Employees of metal companies in Utrecht stop work for 24 hours
“They don’t listen, there is little interest from those employers at all,” says a metalworker from Utrecht present. There are also strikers from Amersfoort, Veenendaal, Nieuwegein and Tiel present. “They…
Director of the General Education Union quits almost a year after withdrawing confidence
Utrecht – Christa Compas, the director of the General Education Union, will resign from her duties no later than September 1. Starting tomorrow she will stop doing some of her…
Three contenders for the Bakhuis-Wolters Prize for women’s emancipation
The third nominee is Sabine Meulenbeld from Utrecht. She is co-founder of the Dutch Sexual Welfare Foundation, which is committed to more sexual pleasure for girls and women. Her book…
Agreement on new collective labor agreement for NS employees, strikes not yet completely over
Actions have been threatened several times in recent weeks, but this threat has not completely disappeared now that an agreement has been reached. If a majority of union members reject…
Youth care negotiations collapsed, plans for mass protest in Utrecht
Cutbacks, safety and high workload, among other things, have been hindering youth care for years. The supply is full, according to the unions. “In the last seven years, youth care…
Trade union FNV demands measures to prevent hearing damage among train drivers
The research shows “that train drivers are overexposed to harmful noise”. According to the trade union, this can not only result in hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis (sensitivity to sound,…
These employees with an occupational disability went on strike in Utrecht today: ‘Everyone gets an extra wage, we don’t get anything’
The trade unions FNV and CNV are firmly behind the eight thousand strikers from social work companies. Kitty Jong, vice-chairman of the FNV: “Why do ordinary civil servants and people…
Five Utrecht municipalities called to account by regulator for using algorithm
Province of Utrecht – The Dutch Data Protection Authority has asked five Utrecht municipalities for an explanation of why they used an algorithm to detect fraud with social security benefits.…
FNV members cancel their own strike at the union after a better wage offer
It bothered FNV employees that they stage one strike after another themselves and demand high wage increases for employees in other sectors, while the wage offer for the FNV employees…
FNV employees are now striking for themselves: ‘Preserved purchasing power means that you can now buy as much beer as last year’
Utrecht – Employees of the FNV are going into it today with a straight leg, at the head office of the union in Utrecht. “Everything is so fucking expensive, fucking…