Local government trade unions, FNV Abvakabo and CNV Publieke Zaak, were disappointed following a meeting on 24 February where the employers failed to come up with any offer in relation to a new collective agreement covering 180000 municipal workers. Unions will meet shortly to discuss what action to take. Negotiations were suspended last year and the last collective agreement ran to 31 December 2012 and the last pay rise was 1% in April 2012, although there were lump sum payments of €200-€400 in August 2012.
Read more at > FNV Abvakabo (NL)
And at > CNV Publieke Zaak (NL)
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