[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fbelgium-rail-unions-file-urgent-appeal-january-31-2026":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":35,"call_to_action":41,"categories":48,"labels":53,"owner":58,"authors":66,"related_pages":68,"related_sites":69,"in_subsite":65,"contact_page_url":70,"banner_message":71},36658,"belgium-rail-unions-file-urgent-appeal-january-31-2026","Belgium - Rail unions file urgent appeal - January 31, 2026",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fbelgium-rail-unions-file-urgent-appeal-january-31-2026","pages.newspage","en","2026-03-01T12:26:17.350416+00:00","2026-03-01T12:26:17.240730+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F36658\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2026",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":34},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2026\u002Fbelgium-rail-unions-file-urgent-appeal-january-31-2026\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2026-03-01T13:26:17.350416+01:00",[36],{"type":37,"data":38},"text_block",{"content":39,"variant":40},"\u003Cp>The long-running railway labour dispute took a fresh twist on 29 January 2026 when the unions of train operator SNCB\u002FNMBS lodged an urgent appeal with the Council of State. The move comes after HR Rail — the human-resources arm of SNCB and infrastructure manager Infrabel — rejected a strike notice covering 5, 10 and 12 February, arguing that unions had skipped mandatory consultation steps. Workers’ representatives from CGSP Cheminots\u002FACOD Spoor insist the rejection undermines social dialogue and breaches freedom of association. The Council of State will have to decide quickly; if it overturns the refusal, the country could face a fresh wave of rail stoppages just days after a disruptive five-day walkout ended on 30 January.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Read on: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fd85j82c4.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me\u002FL0\u002Fhttps:%2F%2Fcrm.etui.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fmailing%2Furl%3Fu=90174%26qid=4876849\u002F1\u002F0107019c570da705-f0aae2d0-d3f6-4074-9730-535372c1e3b1-000000\u002FCam0ReNAASXLa6K6_OyQROEbneA=246\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in English…\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:p.t.debeer@uva.nl\">p.t.debeer@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa> or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\u003C\u002Fa> or consult the archive with all articles in our database at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbnarchive.eu\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.cbnarchive.eu\u003C\u002Fa>. You may find further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.etui.org.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":42,"link":43},"Contact us",{"title":42,"url":44,"description":42,"rel":45,"type":46,"id":47},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[49],{"id":50,"slug":51,"name":52},5,"collective-agreements","Collective Agreements",[54],{"id":55,"slug":56,"name":57},1,"news","News",{"id":59,"first_name":60,"last_name":61,"email":62,"image":63,"function":64,"external":65},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[67],{"id":59,"first_name":60,"last_name":61,"email":62,"image":63,"function":64,"external":65},[],[],"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]