The FNV Abvakabo and CNV Publieke Zaak public service unions have given provincial government employers a deadline till 2 March to provide a better offer, or they will consult with their members and consider industrial action. After lengthy negotiations the employers have offered a basic pay increase of only 0.69% over 19 months and nothing in respect of the unions’ calls for employment guarantees, disability benefit and a cut in the use of contract staff. The unions want a 1.5% pay increase over 12 months and are also calling on the employers to implement unfulfilled commitments included in the last collective agreement covering 11,000 workers.
English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/461#a8480
Dutch: http://www.abvakabofnv.nl/nieuws/nieuws/provincies-niet-bereid ...
http://www.mijnvakbond.nl/Ultimatum-Provincies?referrer=266
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