Public transport workers strike in Amsterdam and Utrecht
9 years, 5 months ago

Public transport workers strike in Amsterdam and Utrecht

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Commuters in Amsterdam and Utrecht face chaos on Thursday morning because of a strike by transport workers. Amsterdam’s public transport department says there will be no buses, trams or metro services until 08.30 hours and that it will be 11.00 before services are back to normal. Some 125,000 people take public transport to get to work, school and college every day in the city, Qbuzz said. The strike has been called by the FNV transport union to protest at the pay deal for civil servants agreed between three other unions and employers this summer. However, the FNV argues that that they are because GVB and Qbuzz workers’ company pensions are provided by the civil service pension fund ABP.

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Zuid-Holland threatens to reduce payments to transport company Qbuzz due to poor service
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zuid-Holland threatens to reduce payments to transport company Qbuzz due to poor service

NL Times  

The province of Zuid-Holland is considering reducing the money given to transport company Qbuzz for bus transport in the northern part of the province. Zuid-Holland’s transport commissioner, Fredrik Zevenbergen, has been considering imposing a fine on Qbuzz for some time and is now also considering "partially suspending" the monthly operating contribution. The transport commissioner wrote this in a letter to …

Commuters hit as ProRail workers strike in Utrecht, Amersfoort
4 months, 1 week ago

Commuters hit as ProRail workers strike in Utrecht, Amersfoort

Dutch News  

There were widespread problems for rail commuters on Friday morning as ProRail workers went on strike at key parts of the network in the centre of the Netherlands. The strike, from 6 am to 9 am, disrupted train services around Utrecht and Amersfoort and had knock on effects on services to Schiphol, Leiden, Deventer and Almere as well. Although the …

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam

NL Times  

The consequences of the strike at ProRail traffic control posts in Amsterdam and Alkmaar on Wednesday morning will be even greater than NS previously reported. The carrier announced on Tuesday that the “impact area” has been expanded and that fewer trains will also run between Utrecht Centraal and the central stations in both Eindhoven and Arnhem. On Monday, the national …

Strike will stop Noord-Holland rail services early on Wednesday
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Strike will stop Noord-Holland rail services early on Wednesday

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The strike by ProRail workers on Wednesday means there will be no trains in Noord-Holland and parts of Flevoland and Utrecht from 6 am to at least 9 am, Dutch railway firm NS said on Monday. Maintenance workers and engineers are going on strike in support of their pay claim after talks between railway unions and ProRail broke down. “ProRail …

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement

Dutch News  

Early commuters in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam were hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday as public transport workers went on strike in support of their campaign for a better early retirement scheme. On Tuesday, public transport in the three big cities came to a halt between 4 am and 8 am and public transport firms said …

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday

Dutch News  

Commuters will be hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday and Wednesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of their early retirement campaign. On Tuesday, public transport in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague will come to a halt between 4 am and 8 am, and on Wednesday, NS and regional transport workers will strike at …

Strikes: No NS trains nationwide; No regional transport in north
2 years, 6 months ago

Strikes: No NS trains nationwide; No regional transport in north

NL Times  

Today will be a difficult day for public transport users in the Netherlands. Trade unions FNV, CNV, and VVMC organized regional actions among NS workers in the west and northwest of the country today to reinforce their demands for a new collective bargaining agreement. “There are only a few travelers to be found.” There are some travelers at Utrecht Central …

Roads will be busier in Amsterdam region due to NS strike: ANWB
2 years, 6 months ago

Roads will be busier in Amsterdam region due to NS strike: ANWB

NL Times  

The ANWB expects it to be busier on the roads around Amsterdam on Monday, partly due to the strike by NS personnel in the northwest of the country. However, it is not assumed that the morning or evening rush hour will be extremely heavy, partly because there will be no rain on Monday, there are still school holidays in the …

Public transit back up-and-running after strike
5 years, 9 months ago

Public transit back up-and-running after strike

NL Times  

After a nationwide 24-hour long strike on Tuesday, public transit employees are back at work. The public transit companies in the big cities report a few delays, but none that are obviously strike-related. Schiphol had only four trains per hour running between the airport and Amsterdam Central station, but the airport called the resulting crowds "manageable". "This concerns everyone", a …

National transit strike to cause major traffic headache Tuesday
5 years, 9 months ago

National transit strike to cause major traffic headache Tuesday

NL Times  

A nationwide public transit strike will cause major traffic problems on Tuesday, Dutch travelers' association ANWB warns. Four trains per hour will run between Schiphol and Amsterdam Central Station between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, also stopping at the Lelylaan and Sloterdijk stations. KLM warned that the strike may cause flight delays and cancelations, and offered its passengers …

Public transport workers go on hour-long strike on Monday
6 years ago

Public transport workers go on hour-long strike on Monday

Dutch News  

NS and municipal public transport personnel will go on an hour-long strike on Monday morning in bid to freeze the pension age in the sector at 66, unions have announced. Many of the people who work in these sectors work irregular hours, rail workers union VVMC said. ‘Some people who start early will be late for work,’ FNV union official …

Public transport workers go on hour-long strike on Monday
6 years ago

Public transport workers go on hour-long strike on Monday

Dutch News  

NS and municipal public transport personnel will go on an hour-long strike on Monday morning in bid to freeze the pension age in the sector at 66, unions have announced. Many of the people who work in these sectors work irregular hours, rail workers union VVMC said. ‘Some people who start early will be late for work,’ FNV union official …

Amsterdam public transit workers to strike on March 18
6 years ago

Amsterdam public transit workers to strike on March 18

NL Times  

Public transit workers in Amsterdam will strike for part of Monday, March 18th, as part of a national action day for better pensions, trade unions CNV, VCP and FNV announced. Amsterdam public transit company GVB confirmed the strike to Het Parool. Local public transit workers in Rotterdam and The Hague will also strike on March 18th. To underline this requirement, …

Public transit strike: no regional buses, trains today
6 years, 10 months ago

Public transit strike: no regional buses, trains today

NL Times  

The drivers of regional buses and trains are striking on Monday and Tuesday, bringing regional public transit to a stand still. The public transit in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague will run as usual, as these employees fall under a separate collective bargaining agreement. Schiphol advices travelers using public transit to get to the airport to take note of the …

Public transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands today
7 years, 2 months ago

Public transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands today

NL Times  

Public transportation in the Netherlands was seriously disrupted Thursday morning after regional transit workers walked off the job at 4 a.m. in a one-day strike. The labour action is meant to call attention to what the workers have called unreasonable work pressure, and a pay raise that is capped 40 percent lower than what the bus drivers and train conductors …

Public transport workers strike in Amsterdam and Utrecht
9 years, 5 months ago

Public transport workers strike in Amsterdam and Utrecht

Dutch News  

Commuters in Amsterdam and Utrecht face chaos on Thursday morning because of a strike by transport workers. Amsterdam’s public transport department says there will be no buses, trams or metro services until 08.30 hours and that it will be 11.00 before services are back to normal. Some 125,000 people take public transport to get to work, school and college every …

Public transit strikes in Amsterdam, Utrecht underway
9 years, 5 months ago

Public transit strikes in Amsterdam, Utrecht underway

NL Times  

Travelers in Amsterdam and Utrecht had to struggle through Thursday morning's rush hour without public transport. The employees are protesting against the wage agreement that the Cabinet made with three smaller unions for 600 thousand civil servants and teachers. Transporter GVB expects that all public transport will run according to schedule again around 11:00 a.m. This strike will involve municipal …

Public transit strike to hit Amsterdam, Utrecht
9 years, 5 months ago

Public transit strike to hit Amsterdam, Utrecht

NL Times  

Strikes over the salary deal for public servants will be hitting the public transit in Amsterdam and Utrecht on Thursday morning. "These workers are furious", said FNV vice president Ruud Kuin on the union's website. According to the union, the Cabinet's controversial wage proposal will hit all 2.8 million people receiving or building ABP pensions in their wallets. FNV calls …

Public transport staff strike over privatisation
18 years, 4 months ago

Public transport staff strike over privatisation

Dutch News  

Public transport workers in the four big cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague went on strike today in protest at government plans to open tram and bus services to market forces. The strike, which began at 9am and was set to end at 4pm, had been announced in advance and caused little disruption for customers – although train …

Public transport staff strike over privatisation
18 years, 4 months ago

Public transport staff strike over privatisation

Dutch News  

Public transport workers in the four big cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague went on strike today in protest at government plans to open tram and bus services to market forces. The strike, which began at 9am and was set to end at 4pm, had been announced in advance and caused little disruption for customers – although train …

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