Secondary education teachers get 3% wage increase in new contract
4 years, 9 months ago

Secondary education teachers get 3% wage increase in new contract

NL Times  

Trade unions and employers in secondary education have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. Secondary education workers' wages will increase by 3.5 percent, and salaries and salary scales will increase 2.75 percent retroactively from March 1, unions CNV Education and AOb announced, NOS reports End of year bonuses will also increase by 0.6 percent. Hans de Jong of CNV is pleased that a collective bargaining agreement could be reached, despite the coronavirus outbreak. The old collective labor agreement had already expired six months ago, which is not appropriate in a crucial sector," he said to the broadcaster.

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National teachers strike averted, as unions win 10% pay increase
1 year, 4 months ago

National teachers strike averted, as unions win 10% pay increase

NL Times  

Education workers employed by primary schools, secondary schools and schools for special education can expect to receive a pay increase of 10 percent. The deal was reached between employers and the education labor unions after intense negotiations, said labor union AOb on Tuesday afternoon. AOb director Thijs Roovers called it “an excellent agreement.” He said, “the strike threat helped.” Before …

Education unions warn of protests and strikes if pay demand not met
1 year, 7 months ago

Education unions warn of protests and strikes if pay demand not met

NL Times  

Education unions want higher pay. If the Cabinet fails to meet their wage demands by Friday, unions warn of potential protests and strikes following the summer break, NU.nl reported on Friday The unions are pushing for a 12% salary increase for teachers, teaching assistants, and school leaders. The deadline for the government to meet the demands set by the education …

Teachers get a raise, reduction in workload from new education agreement
2 years, 8 months ago

Teachers get a raise, reduction in workload from new education agreement

NL Times  

Primary school teachers and staff will get a raise this year and heavy workloads will be targeted in both primary and secondary education, following a new education agreement, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. "We wish everyone a good teacher, who makes students enthusiastic to read a book, who always explains arithmetic in an understandable way and …

Coalition agrees on extra money for teachers, energy bills, rents
3 years, 3 months ago

Coalition agrees on extra money for teachers, energy bills, rents

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The VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie - the four coalition parties that drew up the national budget for next year - agreed on an additional investment of about 2 billion euros in lowering rents and energy bills, and increasing safety and teachers' salaries. Various parties, including GroenLinks, SP, and PvdA, wanted to scrap this extra tax for housing associations completely, …

Collective bargaining wages see biggest increase in 12 years
4 years ago

Collective bargaining wages see biggest increase in 12 years

NL Times  

Collective bargaining wages increased by 3 percent on average in 2020, the biggest increase in 12 years, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. If that turns out to be right, it will be the lowest collective wage increase since 2014. This resulted in many collective bargaining negotiations stalling since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to figures from AWVN, over 720 …

Primary school teacher pay deal agreed, but strikes will continue
5 years, 1 month ago

Primary school teacher pay deal agreed, but strikes will continue

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After a year of dispute and strikes, unions and employers have reached agreement on a new pay and conditions deal for primary school teachers and support staff. Despite the agreement, unions say strikes planned for the end of January will still go ahead as the campaign for a structural increase in funding for primary education continues. The government had set …

Primary school teacher pay deal agreed, but strikes will continue
5 years, 1 month ago

Primary school teacher pay deal agreed, but strikes will continue

Dutch News  

After a year of dispute and strikes, unions and employers have reached agreement on a new pay and conditions deal for primary school teachers and support staff. Despite the agreement, unions say strikes planned for the end of January will still go ahead as the campaign for a structural increase in funding for primary education continues. The government had set …

Teachers to get 4.5% pay bump in new contract; January strike will continue as planned
5 years, 1 month ago

Teachers to get 4.5% pay bump in new contract; January strike will continue as planned

NL Times  

After a year of difficult negotiations, a collective bargaining agreement was reached for primary education. Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education previously promised 285 million euros structurally and a once-off amount of 150 million euros for primary education, provided that a collective bargaining agreement is reached. The wage increase and once-off amounts apply to all teaching staff in …

Primary school teachers' contract talks stall over wage increase
5 years, 1 month ago

Primary school teachers' contract talks stall over wage increase

NL Times  

Negotiations between trade unions and employers for a new collective bargaining agreement for primary education stalled on Wednesday evening, union AOb and employers' organization PO-Raad announced on Thursday. "Employers still don't seem to understand that the teacher shortage is the biggest concern", AOB president Eugenie Stolk said, according to the newspaper. "The PO-Raad believes that it had made a good …

Teachers threaten another national strike in pay dispute
5 years, 3 months ago

Teachers threaten another national strike in pay dispute

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Teaching unions have given the government an ultimatum to raise salaries otherwise they will organise another national strike on November 6. Last week, reports broadcaster NOS, prime minister Mark Rutte said he was ready to pledge more money to combat a desperate teacher shortage but did not give an amount. Unions have said that classes are being sent home across …

Teachers threaten another national strike in pay dispute
5 years, 3 months ago

Teachers threaten another national strike in pay dispute

Dutch News  

Teaching unions have given the government an ultimatum to raise salaries otherwise they will organise another national strike on November 6. Last week, reports broadcaster NOS, prime minister Mark Rutte said he was ready to pledge more money to combat a desperate teacher shortage but did not give an amount. Unions have said that classes are being sent home across …

Teachers from primary- to higher education to strike in March
6 years ago

Teachers from primary- to higher education to strike in March

NL Times  

General education union AOb and trade union FNV Onderwijs en Onderzoek are planning a national strike in primary, secondary and higher education on March 15th. AOb is the largest education union in the Netherlands with some 84 thousand members. If the strike happens in March, it will be the first time in Dutch history that the entire education sector jointly …

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