Train strikes cause major disruptions across Netherlands
Most train services cancelled; another strike action expected on June 10
Passengers board on one of the final trains at Amsterdam Central Station during the last operational hours before a nationwide railway strike begins in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 5, 2025. The strike, organized by Dutch trade unions including FNV, comes after failed negotiations with the national railway company NS regarding salaries and working conditions. All domestic trains are expected to be halted throughout the day.
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A planned full-day strike on Dutch railways severely affected passengers across the Netherlands on Friday.
Upon calls from various unions, including the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV), the largest Dutch trade union, railway workers went on a 24-hour strike.
Due to the walkout, all train services, except for some services on the Amsterdam-Schiphol line, were cancelled.
The strike action came after the unions received negative response to their demands for a pay rise.
Railways workers are expected to stage another strike action on June 10 in southern and western parts of the country.
Trade unions say the annual 2.55% pay increase offered to Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) workers is not enough due to rising inflation and falling purchasing power in the country.
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