Mechanics in action at work Saturday Financial

,, Of course, employees at the garage in Rotterdam are not opposed to work on Saturdays, but making it mandatory is a problem, "explains Albert Kuiper, director of FNV." Employees themselves want to keep the choice to work on a Saturday, on a voluntary basis. This includes a supplement. The obligation to work on Saturdays is counterproductive ".

This is a national collective agreement covering approximately 85,000 people. According to the FNV, employees at several Hoogenboom garages, among other things, are doing the work. Actions are also taking place in Blauwendaal in Schiedam, according to the union. Strikes recently took place elsewhere.

The employers' organization BOVAG attempted to bring the parties back to the negotiating table earlier this month. BOVAG said it was willing to cancel compulsory work on Saturdays if the maximum number of Saturdays for which a voluntary planning was planned could be increased. But unions felt that employers should offer more.