Minister appeals to university of applied sciences for curtailment of the right to strike
An employer cannot just impose restrictions on an employee to strike. Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven has 'emphatically brought this to the attention' of the Hogeschool Utrecht, she writes in response to questions in parliament from Frank Futselaar of the SP.
In the major education strike of March 15, the college stated that strikers in their education teams had to find solutions for lessons that would be canceled. “Education and research should not be hindered by the strike,” said the spokesperson for the Hogeschool Utrecht.
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According to Minister Van Engelshoven, a strike is a fundamental right that can only be limited by the judge in 'urgently necessary' circumstances. The minister himself is not a party to this matter, she writes. 'This is a dispute between Hogeschool Utrecht and its staff. If they cannot come to an agreement together, a course of action is possible.'
Van Engelshoven has it article of the AOb, which states that a restriction of the right to strike is absolutely unacceptable, 'explicitly brought to the attention of the university of applied sciences'.
