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More young people joining labor unions after years of decline 2025-11-01 [NL Times]

More young people join trade unions but membership is still down 2025-10-31 [Dutch News]

More young people joining unions after years of decline 2025-10-31 [Statistics Netherlands]

Rotterdam lashers’ strike wins new agreement 2025-10-18 [ITF]

Court orders end to Rotterdam dockworkers’ strike until Friday 2025-10-14 [NL Times]

Strikes disrupt Europe’s key freight hubs as Rotterdam walkout 2025-10-13 [TransInfo]

Rotterdam port lashers to suspend strike from Monday 2025-10-12 [Reuters]

Collective wage increases slowing down; Up 4.5% in quarter 3 2025-10-02 [NL Times]

Dutch court rules that ‘preliminary questions’ on ‘Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause’ to be put to EU Court of Justice 2025-10-01 [ITF]

Schiphol Ground Operations Halt Amid Strike Disputes” 2025-09-30 [NLTimes]

KLM ground crew strike suspended as negotiations resume 2025-09-29 [NL Times]

KLM loses over €30 million due to ground crew strikes 2025-09-25 [NL Times]

KLM ground crew strike at Schiphol today: 119 flights canceled, 70 delayed 2025-09-24 [NL Times]

KLM Cancels 119 Flights on Wednesday Amid Ground Staff Strike 2025-09-24 [Aviation Source]

KLM Cancels 119 Flights on Wednesday Amid Ground Staff Strike 2025-09-24 [Aviation Source]

It could take days to recover from ground crew strike, KLM warns 2025-09-10 [NL Times]

Work destination Netherlands: lies, abuse and precarious conditions in Europe’s logistics hub 2025-09-09 [Equal Times]

KLM ground staff announce strike over labour dispute 2025-09-07 [Aviation]

UNI Europa stands with migrant workers against the Dutch criminalisation law 2025-09-05 [UNI Global Union]

The Netherlands is slowly transitioning to a 4-day workweek and it's been especially good for women 2025-08-29 [Good]

Polish workers suspend strike at distribution centres 2025-07-29 [Dutch News]

Strikes loom as two major rail unions reject NS deal, smallest union CNV approves 2025-07-14 [NL Times]

Train strikes to end after union members accept NS pay offer 2025-07-14 [Dutch News]

Polish workers at Dutch distribution centres go on strike 2025-07-08 [Dutch News]

KLM makes wages proposals after ground crews threaten to strike 2025-07-03 [Reuters]

KLM will drop pay freeze demands with new offer to worker unions 2025-06-28 [NL Times]

Major Win For KLM As Court Prohibits 24-hour Strike 2025-06-26 [Aviation Source]

Railway strike to go ahead on Tuesday, negotiations stall 2025-06-16 [Dutch News]

FNV confirms 24-hour rail strike Tuesday in Noordwest and Oost after NS talks stall 2025-06-16 [NL Times]

KLM's 14,000 ground workers could soon strike as contract negotiations hit logjam 2025-06-14 [NL Times]

CNV pauses rail strikes to resume wage talks with NS 2025-06-14 [NL Times]

NS cancels all Dutch train service on Tuesday over expanded union strike 2025-06-08 [NL Times]

Dutch rail strike on Friday criticized as 'disproportionate' by passenger association 2025-06-05 [NL Times]

Pay talks stall as employers push back on union demands 2025-05-19 [Dutch News]

Over 1,000 mechanics to strike for 48 hours from Thursday against low wage increases 2025-03-27 [NL Times]

Nationwide hospital strike called off after deal reached on pay 2025-03-27 [Dutch News]

Some 7,000 people per year get cancer from their work; Trade union shocked 2025-03-19 [NL Times]

UNI stands with workers in the Netherlands as IKEA ducks out of agreement 2025-02-28 [UNI Global Union]

Collective deals pushed wages up 5.3% last year, but lower pay rises expected in 2025 2025-01-09 [NL Times]

Thousands of pharmacies to close across the Netherlands on Thursday and Friday 2025-01-09 [NL Times]

Labor unions to stage national pharmacy strike on Tuesday 2024-11-11 [NL Times]

Sexual harassment, bullying a major issue for healthcare workers 2024-11-11 [Dutch News]

National railroad strikes could start Monday as ProRail rejects union's wage demands 2024-11-06 [NL Times]

Death threats sent to NU.nl must be punished 2024-10-29 [EFJ]

Country ratifies all fundamental ILO Conventions 2024-10-08 [ILO]

Gov't still wants temporary early retirement scheme, union says; Strike willingness high 2024-09-10 [NL Times]

Union membership shrinks to 15% of the workforce 2024-09-09 [Dutch News]

Labor union membership fell to 15% in 2023; More young workers may sign up this year 2024-09-09 [NL Times]

Not answering the phone on days off should be a legal right: FNV 2024-08-30 [Dutch News]

Jumbo banning staff from speaking to trade unions amid contract talks, FNV claims 2024-07-30 [NL Times]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

13-11-1918 Workers march through Amsterdam in support of mutinous soldiers at the height of the "Red Week" in the Netherlands. Five are killed and eighteen wounded when soldiers loyal to the government open fire on the march. [more]

25-11-1940 Students at Delft College and Leiden University strike in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, in support of sacked Jewish academics. [more]