Netherlands - Dilemma for unions at TNT Post - October 27, 2009

TNT has announced that after union members in May 2009 rejected a proposal for the reorganization at TNT Post in the Netherlands, it has decided to go ahead with thousands of job cuts, only wanting to employ part-time workers from now on. Based on two research reports presented in late October, the five unions involved conclude that either job cuts or wage cuts are inevitable, though -also according to one of the reports- these cuts can be less deep than suggested by TNT. The unions announced to organise a referendum, in which TNT workers will be asked to choose either for wage cuts or for continuous wage increase, recognizing that the last option will most likely lead to forced dismissals.

English: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/iportal.nsf/pages/homepageEn;

Dutch: http://www.abvakabofnv.nl/cao/bericht/vakbonden_prijsoorlog .; http://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/article1308095.ece/Vakbonden_ .

 

This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter, which presents up-to-date information on collective bargaining developments across Europe. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2009. All rights reserved. The ETUI is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The ETUI is financially supported by the European Community. The European Community is not responsible for any use made of the information contained in this news section.

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