Strike coming at Dutch flower giant
FloraHolland
Valentines Day means flower sales, but
at the moment there is little love between the auction giant
FloraHolland (over 20 million flowers and plants in daily sales!) and
the two unions representing the company's thousands of workers, CNV
Dienstenbond and FNV Bondgenoten, who will hold a 24-hour warning
strike beginning on the evening of February 7. SEND A MESSAGE TO FLORAHOLLAND!
Workers at the company have been
fighting in vain since last year for a new CBA and a decent social
plan for hundreds of workers who are losing their jobs and others who
will be transferred to new locations in a major restructuring
announced in October 2013.
Frustration came to a head at a meeting
between the unions and the FloraHolland Board on January 17, convened
to overcome the impasse on CBA negotiations. The company announced
that, contrary to what had been agreed, the purpose of the meeting
was only to discuss the social plan!
Negotiations on both contentious issues
have reached an impasse, leaving the unions no alternative but to
take strike action. They've asked for your support - CLICK HERE to
send a message to FloraHolland in support of the union's demands.
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