announced industrial action in the distribution of Jumbo (3000 employees) do not go through. The unions concluded Tuesday at the last moment a collective agreement with the supermarket business. Therefore, the stores can, right before the busy Easter period, fully supplied.
The unions threatened actions after the Jumbo- board had rejected last week concluded agreement in principle. The supermarket company found the promised wage increase of 1.75% to a lot of good.
Trade unionists would sometimes return their drivers to the negotiating table. It is highly unusual that this happens on the employer side.
1.75% wage increase maintained
In the ‘new’ collective agreement, which is so well supported by Jumbo management, the 1.75% -loonsverhoging is full remained. “We have nothing away regarding the events of last week, ‘said FNV negotiator Henk van der Ploeg.
The discomfort Jumbo with 1.75% -loonsverhoging came from the salary differences among the Dutch distribution staff. Instead of an industry-wide collective agreement for them several schemes. Jumbo find it pays far too much on his staff. “There are considerable differences in the sector,” said a spokeswoman. “For our competitiveness, we want equality.”
More equality
the events of Tuesday is therefore stipulated that the unions in this agreement period and then will work to achieve equality in wages and wage levels in the distribution supermarkets. Jumbo was enough to draw yet.
Also FNV negotiator Van der Ploeg is worth a sweet thing if the salary differences are less pronounced among the distribution staff. “You enter competition on the backs of the people, ” he says. That must come closer together. ” However, the bond will in that case, will engage in order to move the remaining supermarkets to the higher levels.
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