The two largest union confederations have published their wage demands for 2011. FNV, the largest confederation, asks for a 2% wage increase and 1% to be reserved for maintaining employment, repairing of pension claims and training. The CNV confederation demands a 1.5% wage increase, equal to the projected inflation in 2011. Against the argument of the employers’ federations that the realisation of the FNV demands will frustrate the recovery of the Dutch economy, Catalene Passchier, FNV’s collective bargaining coordinator, argues that the current wage demands remain quite moderate and will be accompanied by demands for decent work. Edith Snoeij, president of the Abvakabo FNV public service union, has announced that her union will also claim a 2% wage hike, while the newly formed centre-right government coalition will most likely proclaim zero wage growth for public servants.
Dutch:
De Volkskrant, 21 September 2010;
http://nos.nl/artikel/186146-bonden-15-tot-2-procent-meer-loon.html
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