Reaction De Unie to reports from fellow unions
Usually we don’t say much about other unions. De Unie confidently represents its own members and does not need other trade unions to profile itself. Yet we feel compelled to deviate from this line at some point. Of course, this has to do with the unusually fierce reactions to the announcement yesterday that 3 ground […]
Purchasing power retention achieved in result of collective bargaining
Some time ago, we received an invitation from KLM to discuss the collective labor agreement again. As you know, the collective labor agreement has expired for more than six months and the talks have been very difficult so far. We have informed you about this in previous info. Talks resumed on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 […]
What do you think of the mobility agreements?
At the beginning of this month, we informed you about the agreement in principle reached by the joint ground unions on the Back on Track (BoT) mobility agreements. You can read the main points of this agreement in our newsletter of 5 August. In this post, we want to share the final texts with you […]
Multi-consultation does not offer a solution for the time being
As indicated earlier, yesterday, July 10, 2025, we again spoke with KLM in a multi-context about the topics of wages and duration for the new collective labor agreement. In this consultation, we indicated that KLM’s previous proposal – a one-off payment of €1,000 in 2025 and a result-related structural increase of between 0.5% and 2.5% […]
KLM abandons the zero line
Last week, the judge banned the 24-hour strike at Grond. As a result, that action did not take place. Union members who had registered with us were informed about this. Today, all unions were invited by KLM for a joint discussion about wages and the term of the new collective labor agreement. Eight unions, including […]
Been quiet, but not idle
Earlier we informed you about the impasse in the collective labor agreement negotiations and the threat of actions. Of course, there has been a lot of informal consultation behind the scenes. It is now clear that two fellow unions have announced a 24-hour strike and that KLM is trying to prevent this through summary proceedings. […]
Anger and disappointment, but also room for nuance
After the collective labor agreement negotiations at KLM Grond stalled, we as a Union put out a short poll. The question was simple: have we talked to KLM long enough about a new collective labor agreement, or should we talk further? Until today, everyone could respond. In this message we share the results. The result […]
KLM’s response to advice on ground unions and candidates for Works Council elections
Last week, we informed you about the negative advice of the Land Unions about imminent redundancy in the Land Domain due to KLM’s Back on Track program. KLM has responded quickly to this, and read KLM’s response here . Disappointment De Unie is disappointed in KLM’s response. Disappointed because KLM does not really address […]
First positive step in the consultation
Yesterday, KLM made the newspaper again. This time it was about an impasse in the consultations between unions and KLM. But the miracles are not out of the world yet. While the newspaper was being printed, there was some space in the consultation for the first time. And of course we are happy with that. […]
KLM collective labor agreement negotiations have resumed
Last Wednesday, collective bargaining with KLM resumed. We have not actually got around to discussing the content for a new collective labor agreement. We mainly discussed KLM’s obligation to provide information under the current collective labor agreement with regard to Back on Track and the right of trade unions to be the first to issue […]
