For example, operational measures are being taken to continue to guarantee essential services, such as the delivery of medical mail and funeral mail.
PostNL is taking measures to limit the impact of announced FNV actions on services during the Black Friday week. For example, operational measures are being taken to continue to guarantee essential services, such as the delivery of medical mail and funeral mail. In addition, PostNL is also filing summary proceedings today to prevent FNV actions from disrupting this essential service. In the meantime, collective bargaining with trade unions BVPP and CNV will continue this week.
“Of course a trade union like FNV has the right to organize actions. But campaigning during the busiest period of the year entails disproportionate damage and risks. By announcing actions now, FNV knowingly opts for a frontal attack on the interests of consumers, customers and PostNL employees, which FNV claims to represent. That is why PostNL is asking the preliminary relief judge in The Hague today to prohibit actions that could disrupt our essential services.”
In December 2018, the court in The Hague ruled in favor of PostNL in a similar situation. The judge then banned the FNV from organizing strikes of more than 15 minutes a day during the holidays. This ruling prevented strikes from disrupting the delivery of mail and parcels during the Christmas period, the mail deliverer.
UPDATE TUESDAY 22/11/2022
The planned strike action at PostNL by the FNV on Tuesday is off, says a spokeswoman for the post and parcel delivery company. On Monday, the company tried to prevent a strike organized by the FNV through summary proceedings. It was an action that was to take place in Southeast Netherlands on Tuesday. However, the judge wants PostNL and FNV to make an attempt to come to an agreement together before a decision is made.
