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Archive for May 27th, 2010

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May

Dutch cleaners victory after 9 weeks sustained strike action!

Back in April whilst the UK was in Election fever, in the Netherlands the Dutch Railways cleaners went on strike, it became the longest strike in Dutch history since 1933. After 9 long weeks, mostly migrant cleaners without a great command of Dutch took on their bosses and won.

Dutch Migrant cleaner celebrating victory

According to Willem Dekker, an organizer with Bondgenoten the largest trade union in the Netherlands, they won a number of concessions including: Read moreRead more

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