Na five negotiation rounds is the did not success a new collective labor agreement for garden seed companies to speak. The employers made a final offer on January 23. De Unie unfortunately has not been able to convince employers that things really need to improve! They maintained that they no longer had room to increase wages. That is why we have submitted this final offer to our members to vote on. Members can vote until February 12, 2024.
Where are we from?
Employers in the Garden Seed sector do not offer more than a 5% wage increase for the new collective labor agreement. Labor unions to have a extreme attempt done to a better Appointment te com, but that pale did not possible. Employers to have thereafter a final offer done. End December were we did not in stayed to offer te com and was the difference large (4,5% compared by 6,5%). We private as a labor unions om again with the rank and file in conversation te to go and too see Welke moss was still there. On 23 pale that's it employer side even only moss was, albeit until maximum 5%. In our eyes this was one misrecognition out of more than 1.700 Staff members can to have indicated that a wage offer of 4,5% absolutely inadequate used to be. Also according to the union negotiators was this fail. Recreating campsite experiences pleaded about this minimaal 6% pay raise. Despite various counter-proposals in a last attempt to offer te com, pale this too did not feasible. It was very frustrating to with employers te onderhandelen can not mandate had.
Reason not to present it positively
The main reason is the very meager wage offer of 5%. This not only erodes the scale salary, but also all other salary components in the garden seeds. This includes holiday allowances, end-of-year bonuses and pension accrual. In short. Then wage offer is did not alleen substandardbut ligt even onder the nationwide average of 7,3% pay raise in 2023. Because of this wage offer arises er structural a loss of purchasing power of 2,3% and is de inflation of past years did not compensated.
Main points final offer
De main points from the final offer are:
- CLA term of 1 2024 to 31 December 2024.
- Pay raise of 5% per 1 2024.
- Job group A expires.
- Minimum percentage in increase scheme at own rating system is established at 2% (in place of 1,75%).
- Anniversary payment of a stupid monthly salary at 25 and 40 year employment.
- Travel allowance is increased to € 0,23 per kilometer about this miles between 5 by 35 a few travel.
- International travel days made by collaborator of job level Become H or higher compensated by maximum a business day.
- Employers onderzoeken of participation to the project Union solidarity possible is.
Of course stand for er positive points with that we important how we can help your en largely yourself to have suggested. However, sum of the proposed pay raise and the offered arrangements by the employers how we can help your we inadequate. In the special were de employers did not prepared the 80/80/100-grant te improve, what about this us one important point is. You can make the full final offer here read.
The last word is on the January
Finally decide de January of the Union what's with this final offer happens† It is important Building realize that if it final offer is turned down on top short term not collective labor agreement is coming and then we take action moeten feed om yet a better collective labor agreement force at employers. With alleen maar talk to go we did not further com. We have therefore kindly requested that members arrive no later than 11 am February to cast their vote Moon. We can not be purchased the understand if voted against. But then want to We also keen to horen or members prepared are on any kind wise in action te feed about this a better collective labor agreement Also horen we keen to if there ideas are about how we employers can not be purchased convince a better wage offer moeten do. The involvement and opinion of the members are of big value in this process.
What are the scenarios after it votes?
Scenario 1: The majority of our January vote Tegen the final offer; then the final offer is rejected and give we handle that employers Through. We shall de employers asked questions better appointments te to make. For 'start innovating' she that did not then we will give them an ultimatum questions. We do that alleen wanneer make Enough support base about this is.
When employers in the garden seed sector herself nothing attract of the ultimatum then we will go January to call to action to work about this short or longer time down lay. This to organize we with our executives op various locations. With actions to hope we one new collective labor agreement force.
Scenario 2: The majority of our January votes about this the final offer; then we respect it vote result en shall we employers businesses know that we accept the final offer and it is the new dog based on the final offer a fact.
To vote
avenues January can not be purchased votes on the final offer about this the collective labor agreement for garden seed companies. The members have received an invitation to vote.
Questions of remarks
If you have any questions or comments regarding this message, please send an email to the representative Gerard van der Lit at gerard.van.der.lit@unie.nl [mailto:gerard.van.der.lit@unie.nl]
