Are we actually going to work it out with the UWV? The last round of negotiations ended in disappointment. The employer's new wage offer is 5% for the first year and 3% in the second. You think this is insufficient. Who will help to force a breakthrough?
CLA negotiations
On 16 January 2023, the collective labor agreement negotiations resumed. The trade unions first handed over the petition of the employees. The petition was eventually signed by 9236 UWV employees. Maarten Camps has received the petition on behalf of the Executive Board. At the presentation, we emphasized that 9236 UWV employees have expressed that they are not satisfied with a 4% structural salary increase. Inflation in 2022 was 10%. Then 4% is too low, employees want to maintain their disposable income. But employees also do not feel completely taken for granted by UWV. We see that the climate is hardening.
Answer Board of Directors
Trade unions have asked Maarten Camps to respond to this message from the staff. The Board of Directors has the following message:
- Important signal from all employees.
- It is good that we are discussing this with each other that we can do justice to the care, commitment and appreciation that we have from the MT and the Executive Board for all those colleagues who are committed
- Our colleagues' commitment is indispensable, appreciation is very great.
- The petition indeed helps to clarify and underline how important it is to reach a good collective labor agreement.
How further
In the meantime, UWV has increased the offer to a two-year collective agreement with a structural salary increase of 5% in the first year and 3% in the second year. With an agreement about a one-off payment if inflation exceeds 3%. So the petition has already helped. However, trade unions consider this insufficient. 9.236 employees have signed a petition in which they ask the Board of Directors to meet them seriously.
In addition, have De Unie and UWV also have a considerable discussion about the cost reimbursements.
We must seriously take into account that the collective labor agreement negotiations will not go smoothly this year, we cannot achieve a breakthrough at the negotiating table. UWV does not meet the expectations, as expressed by you in the petition.
Employee meetings
De Unie therefore organizes employee meetings together with the other trade unions. In this employee meeting we want to inform you and consult you. Inform about the state of affairs, consult about your commitment. We will have to consider together what steps we can take together.
Employee meeting invitation
Trade unions hold a joint online employee meeting. Do you have questions? You can ask them in this meeting.
Date: Monday January 23, 2023
Time: 15.00 - 16.30 hours
Location: online
For whom: members of trade unions, UWV employees and temporary workers at the UWV
The members have received an invitation to participate in the meeting. If you have not received a link for the meeting, please send an email to: mandy.raijmakers@unie.nl
Getting UWV moving will not go without a struggle. We'll have to do that together. Do you have creative ideas to get UWV moving and do you want to actively think about possible forms of action now, you can register by sending an e-mail to: mandy.raijmakers@unie.nl
We are all going to work hard to create a good UWV collective agreement.
