Ambulance workers in different regions are taking action in support of demands for an improved collective agreement. The action involves planned patient transport and not emergency calls and will mean workers taking more time over their duties rather than rushing to deal with their excessive workloads. High workloads mean that they are often under pressure to break rules and guidelines. A survey of members showed overwhelming dissatisfaction with the employers' offer in relation to pay, job security, flexible schedules and job evaluation.
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Ambulance workers take action
Ambulance workers across the country are taking industrial action to put pressure on the employers to negotiate a decent collective agreement. The FNV and CNV unions are concerned about workloads, the pressures of work and securing a pay increase of around 2.5%. They want action to address the negative impact of night shifts, particularly on older workers, and to tackle violence. The unions will be working to rule with a ban on overtime. [Read more at > FNV (NL)->http://www.fnv.nl/sector-en-cao/alle-sectoren/zorg-en-welzijn/ambulancezorg/nieuws/1058459-ambulancepersoneel-voert-actie/] [And at
Ambulance workers take action to secure new collective agreement
After 10 months without a new collective agreement, ambulance workers, members of FNV Zorg and Welzijun took their first national industrial action on 7 October. They followed this up with further action in different regions on Monday 12 and Wednesday 14 October. The four-hour strike action has also been preceded by several months of working to rule, with employees making sure they take their breaks and not doing overtime. Read more at > FNV (NL)
Ambulance workers' action continues
Ambulance workers have rejected a "final" offer from employers with their union, FNV Abvakabo, making clear that the proposed agreement would involve a deterioration of employment conditions, particularly for paramedics. Workers had already begun a campaign of industrial action involving working to rule and this will continue. Read more at > FNV Abvakabo (NL)