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Huge public transit strike to hit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag

May 8 '19 16:00
PoliticsTop Stories

A massive 24-hour strike by public transportation workers was scheduled by trade union FNV. The labor protest will affect the national railway firm NS, as well as public transit in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Den Haag, the three biggest cities in the Netherlands, FNV revealed on Wednesday.

The strike is set for May 28, and could include regional transportation workers as well, though that will be announced in the future. The labour union also called on workers in other sectors to strike on May 29.

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Strike to cause “major hindrance” to train traffic throughout Monday, NS fears

Mar 15 '19 13:21
BusinessTop Stories

National railway NS fears that an early morning strike by its employees on Monday will cause “major hindrance” to train traffic all day. The timetable will be disrupted all day long if no trains run before 7:06 a.m., according to the rail company.

Postponed Dutch railway strike could happen in January

Dec 23 '16 15:40
Business

NS managed to prevent a strike by train drivers and conductors that are members of union VVMC planned for today with a lawsuit. The court in Breda banned the strike for the time being because there is a safety risk when crowds of people are stuck together, for example on platforms. From January 6th the union is allowed to arrange a strike, NRC reports.

Train driver strike planned for Randstad on Friday

Dec 21 '16 13:10
BusinessTop Stories

NS train drivers and conductors that are members of union VVMC will be striking in the Randstad region on Friday, the union announced on Wednesday. NS expects that the strike will have "major impact across the country" that may last the entire day, NU.nl reports. 

The strike is scheduled from the start of the morning until 11:00 a.m. Drivers and conductors stationed in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Hoofddorp will be striking. The union could not say how many people will actually lay down their work, but did say that the willingness to take action is great. 

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NS promises more work variety for train drivers, conductors

Nov 2 '16 12:50
Business

Train drivers and conductors will get more variety in their work, NS agreed with unions VVMC, FNV and CNV while discussing the new schedule for 2017 on Tuesday, ANP reports.

Rail workers were concerned that the new schedule, which starts on December 11th, will bring back the so-called "round around the church". This term refers to drivers and conductors working on fixed routes. On Monday drivers and conductors stopped working on Amsterdam Central Station to discuss this.

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Friday strike planned for Arriva rail workers on Emmen-Zwolle route

Sep 29 '16 15:30
Business

Train traffic may come to a halt tomorrow morning on the Vechtdal line between Emmen and Zwolle. Members of union VVMC plan to strike from 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Friday

Some 30 trains cancelled in Arriva Groningen strike

Aug 30 '16 07:35
Business

Members of union VVMC, representing workers at train transporters Arriva and Syntus, are striking for several hours in Groningen on Tuesday morning. So far about 30 trains were cancelled due to the strike. Passengers are advised to keep an eye on Arriva's website and Twitter page for actual travel information before leaving for the station.

Nine of ten train workers were abused last year

Feb 19 '16 10:29
Crime

A massive 90 percent of railway employees faced some form of aggression at least once last year. Threats, harassment and robberies are almost daily occurrences, according to a survey done by railway union VVMC and newspaper AD among nearly a thousand train conductors and drivers.

German conductor stabbed onboard train in Netherlands

Feb 4 '16 09:21
Crime

A German conductor was injured in a stabbing on the Landgraaf station on Tuesday evening. The conductor was transported to the hospital. One suspect was arrested.

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Complaints of overcrowded trains reach record level

Nov 30 '15 09:28

Travelers organization Rover received a record number of 3,600 complaints about overcrowded trains this month. Travelers are upset that they have to pay high traveling fees and then have to face a shortage in seats

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Train maintenance, safety concerns conductors

Jan 8 '15 16:22
Technology

Engineers and conductors are worried about the quality of the trains and the equipment they have to work with, a new study shows. The top concerns are with rails and switches which they say have many flaws, according to a major study by the railway union VVMC.

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Majority of train staff physically abused

Dec 16 '14 11:11
CrimeTop Stories

Aggression against train conductors and drivers are almost an every day occurrence. As many as 64 percent of the train crew faced physical violence and threats with a firearm this year. Verbal abuse is just part of the day.

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Short breaks after long trips anger train conductors

Dec 3 '14 11:23

Yesterday in the early morning hours train conductors and drivers had a "staff meeting" to "send a signal" about their complaints about the too short breaks they get between trains.

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Train delays, cancellations in Rotterdam and the Hague

Dec 2 '14 08:33

There was a disruption in train traffic from Rotterdam and the Hague this morning.

Train conductors overworked: union

Oct 27 '14 09:52
Business

The main conductors on trains in the Netherlands are overworked.

Anger about a donor commercial

Oct 14 '13 00:02

Train drivers are furious about a commercial from the Donor Week. It features a triathlete running across a closed railroad crossing in front of a train.

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