Netherlands - Strike at sanitary ware producer ends with agreement - February 28, 2026

A strike at sanitary ware manufacturer Villeroy & Boch ended on 19 February after the CNV and FNV trade unions presented the employer's improved final offer to their members, who could then vote on it immediately. A majority approved the offer. In the revised final offer, the employer is making a small step with the salary. Instead of offering a (total) 4% pay increase over 14 months, Villeroy & Boch is now offering a 12-month increase. Management also promises to seriously explore the possibilities of an early retirement scheme together with the unions.

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For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.