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



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