Employees from the metal and technology sector will go on strike again. The Dutch trade unions FNV, CNV Vakmensen and De Unie have announced strikes at companies in the region around Arnhem and Nijmegen. Employees are expected to stop working for 24 hours. Recently, several strikes have taken place in different regions across the country. Hundreds of people took part each time. The strikers are fighting for a higher wage increase, among other things. The employees are also concerned about the many vacancies. With almost 320,000 employees and almost 28,000 employers, the collective agreement for Metal and Engineering is the largest collective agreement in the private sector.
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