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Expiring collective labor agreements extended

The collective labor agreements in primary, secondary and university education have been tacitly extended. This means that the agreements from the current collective labor agreements for these sectors will continue to apply until the negotiators agree on a new agreement. "We don't want an agreement where we have to give in after years of campaigning."

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Last week the collective labor agreements in primary and secondary education expired. AObdirector Thijs Roovers already knew that there would not be a new agreement in the short term, because the employers announced that they could offer 5,2 percent for raising the salaries of all teaching staff.

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“You don't have to be a mathematician to see that this is not sufficient, given the high inflation,” says Roovers. “Certainly not for a crucial profession. After years of campaigning against the wage gap and the zero line, I will not conclude an agreement whereby we have to give in and fall behind again. We will now first start an action trajectory.”

AObdirector Thijs Roovers: "You don't have to be a mathematician to see that this is not sufficient"

Especially after seeing the Spring Note Roovers sees “little room for joy”. The cabinet announced with the memorandum that it is cutting wage and price adjustments. Employers have also previously sent a letter to politicians that the wage margin of 5,2 percent is too little.
In addition, will AObdirector Roovers after four agreements on wages, in the new collective agreements that deal with job satisfaction, professionalisation. “We must not devour those subjects.”

Roovers wants to include a list of matters in the collective labor agreement about the division of labour. "What is included in the surcharge and what is not. This takes time, also because we have to collect from members which topics they consider important or what they encounter. That is why you are often behind with collective agreements. But if we were to reach an agreement , then the money will always go to the staff with retroactive effect, even if the collective labor agreement is not finalized until later.”

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It is no different in secondary education, says director Jelmer Evers. He sits at the negotiating table on behalf of the union. “Our collective labor agreement has been extended, especially because it legally protects teaching staff,” he says. Evers is still in consultation with the VO council on a number of matters, such as the travel allowance, compensation for colleagues with lung covid, lesson time and professionalization. “Whether we get there is another question.”

The negotiators in secondary education have come to the conclusion that there is not enough money for the primary employment conditions

As in primary education, the negotiators in secondary education have come to the conclusion that there is not enough money for primary employment conditions, such as wages. That's why there is on May 25th an action afternoon. “There is currently not enough money to conclude a good collective labor agreement with a decent wage increase.”

Universities

Employees at universities also have their current collective labor agreement extended. Their collective labor agreement expired on March 31, 2023. AObsector director Donald Pechler has provisionally scheduled the last round of negotiations for May 8. “For university education, it is difficult to determine what the exact wage range will be. The cuts in the Spring Memorandum will not provide full compensation for inflation. It is therefore possible to continue negotiations after 8 May. In addition, we have to negotiate more permanent jobs and the reduction of work pressure. We do not yet see any real decisiveness from employers on these subjects. That has the joint action of AOb and the action groups of April 25 at the VU University have made it clear."

The collective labor agreement has also been extended in higher professional education. This was published earlier this news item containing an update on the negotiations. In MBO, the collective labor agreement will run until 1 June 2023.

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