Pilots KLM prepare actions because pensioenconflict – NU.nl

That makes the CNS Wednesday known.

The union and the airline after months of negotiations failed to agree on the pensions.

On Wednesday afternoon passed a deadline that the CNS had made. KLM still has a counterproposal, but this was in accordance with the CNS “old wine in new bottles”.

Reject

According to the bond feels as “extremely ungrateful and unreasonable” that the parties cannot agree on an alternative pension contract. “We now have to conclude that we are talking not true,” said the union.

The CNS emphasised that the establishment of the team does not mean that there is necessarily actions or strikes will follow, but that this was “in line with expectations”.

“It is very unfortunate that we, after 21 years without any major labour unrest this step have put,” says CNS president Steven Verhagen. “We hope that actions still to prevent. The ball, however, lies with the KLM management.”

Events

KLM royal Dutch airlines against the sentence of the CNS a pension agreement as of december 1, the date of termination. This did the business after earlier attempts to make new appointments to come, were unsuccessful.

It is to agree on a guaranteed indexation of the pensions of pilots. The pensions to rise with inflation. This could lead KLM to hundreds of millions had to pay an extra in the pension fund. According to the airline, this would be the business in danger.

Interlocutory

at the End of september lost to the CNS a lawsuit over the pension arrangements. The court ruled that KLM does not have to comply with the pension arrangements made in 2007. The airline should such a deal unilaterally terminate.

KLM then suggested in a comment that the termination of the appointments an extreme measure. The company said there to have confidence in with CNS to “an appropriate solution”. CNS let us know to consider next legal steps.

By: NU.nl