Jul 10, 2015
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The agreement contains a 5% wage hike over the next 2.5 years and guarantees that no permanent jobs will disappear until 2019.
Trade unions and management of the national railway NS have reached a deal on a new collective agreement. The agreement contains a 5% wage hike over the next 2.5 years and guarantees that no permanent jobs will disappear until 2019, while 20% of the flex jobs are expected to disappear. NS will create jobs for 200 people with occupational disabilities and has agreed to look into the possibility of abolishing the lower pay scales for youth in the company.
English: http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/06/04/train-workers-union-reaches-deal …
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