Unions get meeting with Minister before Christmas

Netherlands

FNV Abvakabo and other public sector unions are due to meet the Minister on 23 February in order to try to make some progress on negotiations for a new collective agreement covering civil servants. So far the employers have offered neither a pay increase nor any negotiations on the job losses arising from public spending cuts. Meanwhile after tough negotiations in the last bargaining rounds in the municipalities and provinces, unions are already preparing themselves for negotiations next year. The first step involves a questionnaire to members to get their views on bargaining priorities.
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