KLM is caning about a hundred flights on Wednesday due to a strike by ground staff. This affects 27,000 passers, Accordance to a spokesperson for the airline.
Ground Staff Include Employees Who Tow Aircraft, Load and Unload LugGage, and Assist Travelers. They will stop working on Wednesday morning morning Between 8:00 am and 10:00 am. They will do so again next Wednesday (September 17).
Unions CNV and FNV Called on Their Members Last Week To Stop Working on September 10 and 17. KLM Reached An Agreement With Three Other Unions on Thorsday, But FNV and CNV RefUUSED to JOIN THE AGREEMENT.
“The Unions Threatesed to Stop Working Several Times. But that was Prohibited Twice by the Court, Partly because the timing Coincided with the Nato Summit,” Said CNV Negotiator Souleiman Amallah at The Time.
The Unions Demand More Permanent Jobs, Maintaining Purchasing Power, and A Difficult Work Arrangement for All Difficult Professions. In May, The Unions, Already Issued KLM an Ultimatum, But That Expired Without Result.