Union announces public transport strike on September 11

The union FNV said local bus drivers would join NS workers in strike action on September 11 to support an early retirement plan for manual workers. explain.

The law under which the scheme was based is due to expire next year, but no new scheme has yet been implemented. The ruling gives employers a tax deduction if they pay pensions to employees who reach statutory retirement age, currently 67, early.

Union FNV said public transport workers endure not only physical but also mental strain at work and should be included in the scheme.

Trains and local buses will not run from 4am to 8am on Wednesday, September 11. Public transport in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam will not be affected during this period, but the short suspension on September 10 will cause delays.

Other industries have also announced more strike action in the second week of September, including cleaning, construction and engineering.

MPs of the Green Left-Labor coalition and the Socialists called on the new government to extend the legislation, and both coalition parties BBB and NSC expressed support for extending the current package of measures.

The other two parties, the right-wing liberal Liberal Democratic Party (VVD) and the far-right Freedom Party (PVV), have not yet made a clear statement.

The police union has Take industrial action Support their early retirement campaign at a football match.

Minister of Social Affairs Eddy van Hijum (NSC) said he “did not rule out” extending the legislation.