Ground staff of airline company KLM are allowed to conduct a 24-hour strike on 28 June, the District Court ruled on 25 June. The unions FNV and CNV had announced their plan to strike to reinforce their demands for greater protection of employee purchasing power and eliminating a planned wage freeze, but KLM filed a lawsuit requested a summary proceeding, arguing the labour action is disproportionate. The unions are deeply disappointed and see this as an infringement of the right to strike. FNV said it is considering its possibilities for other strikes and labour actions.
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