FNV top holds hope for union merger – Parool.nl

FNV top holds hope for union merger – Parool.nl

09-10-14 19:17 pm – Source: Reuters

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FNV Bouw today voted for a merger with other unions. © anp

The top of FNV has the hope of a big union merger between a number of FNV federations not given. FNV chairman Ton Heerts awaits the judgment of FNV’s members parliament tomorrow. This should show how much support it earlier this week Ricochets merger plan within the trade union movement. This Heerts said today in The Hague

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FNV chairman Ton Heerts has spent the last year made hard for the union merger, which failed the voting FNV allies. © anp

According Heerts are “legally a few problems” but “you do not know what happens tomorrow.” He pointed out in this regard that the proposal although votes short came at the congress of FNV, but Abvakabo FNV, FNV and FNV Bouw Sport on a large support count.

The union FNV Bouw councilors today voted almost unanimously in the plans. The mood continued despite the fact that the plans yesterday did not make the necessary majority at FNV allies.

One big, strong union
According Heerts everyone wants within the trade union movement that there will be a solution soon. “This took we are now studying.” On whether he will stay on as union president, he gave no clear answer. First he said, “Sure, but a moment later he said,” nothing in life to exclude

The idea was that FNV, Abvakabo FNV, FNV Bouw FNV Sport and the former trade union FNV. would be one large, strong union merged. The merger alone can not continue because FNV is not wanted. The required two-thirds majority was not achieved by eight votes after Wednesday revealed

(Edited by: Editorial).