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KLM union: wage offer insufficient; strike continues

The CNV union announced on Friday that KLM's wage proposal this week did not meet the needs of the ground staff of the Dutch branch of Air France-KLM. A strike at Amsterdam Airport scheduled for July 9th will take place.

This means that the consultations have not yet resumed and that the strike that was announced for next Wednesday will still continue. Souleiman Amallah said in a press release that CNV had informed KLM.

KLM announced wage proposals for Wednesday, including a payment of 1,177 euros in 2025 as well as a structural increase of up to 2,5% by July 2026. This was after CNV (one of KLM's main unions) announced the strike on July 9.

Next week, school holidays will begin in some parts of the Netherlands. This means that the eight-hour strike planned would occur at a busy time.

"(KLM’s new proposals) don't offer enough points of departure to resume discussions. KLM makes a move, and claims to have listened to the workers. Amallah: "I fear KLM still hasn't quite grasped it."

Air France-KLM announced plans to increase their stake in Scandinavian carrier SAS to 60%, which is the latest step to consolidate Europe's fragmented aviation sector. Carriers are seeking to improve their positions against competitors.

(source: Reuters)