Schiphol security strike canceled

By Janene Pieters on August 29, 2018 - 12:50
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A KLM plane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (Photo: David.gaya / Wikimedia Commons). (A KLM plane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (Photo: David.gaya / Wikimedia Commons))

A planned , has been canceled, trade union De Unie reports. Last night the unions and security companies reached a principle collective bargaining agreement for the 4 thousand security workers at the Amsterdam airport, the union said, AD reports.

Agreements were made on lightening security workers' workloads, shortening their working hours, and a once off wage increase of 700 euros in 2018 and a total of 5 percent for 2019 and 2020. "Thanks to the agreements made, the security officers are able to find a better balance between work and private life. With a good pay rise, employers show that they value Schiphol security guards for the important work they do day and night", De Unie said in a press release.

According to the union, the security companies and unions De Unie, FNV and CNV negotiated feverishly to prevent the strike and a The strike was planned for September 4th and would have affected around 200 thousand travelers.

Schiphol could not yet give the newspaper a response on the canceled strike, because the airport hasn't officially been informed yet. 

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