WP RR 17 - Industrial relations in the transport sector in the Netherlands

Table of contents

Preface V

1 Introduction .................................................................................... 1

2 The Dutch transport sector: economic characteristics

AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENTS ................................................... 3

2.1 Road transport 3

2.2 Aviation 5

3 Collective actors, representativeness and recognition....7

3.1 Employers’ associations and labour unions in road transport 7

3.2 Employers and labour unions in aviation 10

3.3 Employers and labour unions in air traffic control 12

4 Collective bargaining in the transport sector...................15

4.1 Collective bargaining in the Netherlands 15

4.2 Collective bargaining in road transport 16

4.3 A case study of collective bargaining in road haulage of freight 19

4.4 Collective bargaining in aviation 23

4.5 Collective bargaining in air traffic control 24

4.6 A case study of collective bargaining at KLM. 25

5 The competencies of works’ councils ..................................... 29

5.1 Information and consultation rights in the Netherlands 29

5.2 The role of labour unions in firm-level representation in road haulage and
at KLM 30

6 The regulation and practice of industrial disputes ........... 33

6.1 The regulatory framework of industrial disputes 33

6.2 Industrial disputes in road transport and aviation 33

7 Conclusion......................................................................................37

Bibliography ..................................................................................................39

Appendix 1 Interviews...............................................................................40

Appendix 2 List of abbreviations............................................................41