10/09/2023 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2023 15:13
On October 6, IUF affiliate FNV and its Cargill members went on strike across five Cargill sites in the Netherlands: Sas van Gent, Bergen Op Zoom, Rotterdam/Botlek, Deventer, and Cargill's Amsterdam multi-seed site. The strike has been called by FNV and its Cargill members due primarily to the gap between Cargill's offer and the union's wage demands in collective bargaining negotiations for a 2023/2024 agreement.
FNV Food Industry union official Nurettin Altundal stated, "All sites are now on strike. All production lines have been completely shut down. This is really going to hurt the company. We assume that they will want to sit down with us again soon. Until then, there will continue to be a strike."