A second 48-hour railway strike started on 5 December. In October, a double two-day strike was announced by the two railway unions (for SNCB, Infrabel and HR Rail). The first action took place on 7 November. The unions said that the action, which was the largest railway strike since 2017, has so far been a success.
Originally, the three railway unions organised the strike to voice their dissatisfaction with the company's restructuring and cost-cutting measures and the course of negotiations on these internal reforms. However, the Christian union ACV Transcom has since withdrawn its strike notice.
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