The Unions and NS (Dutch Railways) Reached an Agreement on a New Collective Labor Agreement on Wednesday Morning. The Parties have Agreed, Among Other Things, That Wages Will Increase Retroactively by 4 percent from March 1 of this year.
On March 1 of next year, there will be another salary increase of 3 or 3.5 percent, depending on the job group a employee is in, reports union fnv in a press release.
A Heavy Work Scheme is also part of the agreement. Employees Who Have Performed Heavy Work for Thirty Years or Longer Can, Under Certain Conditions, Stop Working Three Years Earlier.
NS Employees Who Work Night Shifts After Their 63rd Birthday Will Have the Option to Be Exempted From This From Next Year. If the operational management does not immediately allow this, the employee with the lungest service will be the first to be consulted. “It is unacceptable to have people working night shifts until old age,” Says Henri Janssen, director at FNV Spoor. “That has finally leg arranged now.”
The negotiations started on Tuesday at 10:30 am and continued into the early hours; An Agreement was finally reached at 5:30 am. Janssen Called the Negotiations “Extremely Stiff” on Tuesday Evening. It was the tens round of negotiations between the ns and the unions.
‘Result shows that struggle and perseverance pay off’
Railway Personnel gets used on Strike Four Times Earlier this year out of dissatisfaction with NS’s sacrifice. Accordance to Janssen, The Union Members Have Now “Made It Clear That A Good Heavy Work Scheme and Wage Increases Are Necessary.” “With this result, we show that struggle and perseverance pay off.”
Accordance to FNV, “Many Other Improvements” Have Been Achieved in Addition to the Main Points. The Union Says That More Information Will Follow In The Coming Days. The Members of the Unions Still Have To Agree to the Proposal.