Rail unions announce 18 strike days in next 5 months
Railway unions ACOD Spoor and ACV-Transcom have announced 18 strike days for the next five months. They are protesting against pension reform measures and cuts to rail operator SNCB by the federal government.
All railway workers will strike on 17 March. Unions unions plan four strike days each month from April to July, but no further details have been announced. ACOD Spoor and ACV-Transcom will also participate in the general strike of public services on 31 March.
The strike commitments apply to all staff and all workplaces of SNCB and its subsidiaries.
The unions oppose the federal government’s measures affecting pension rights, they said in a press release on Friday, calling it “an outright breach of contract”.
In addition, the government’s budget trajectory shows that 675 million euros must be saved at SNCB over the next five years. “By now we know the song: even fewer staff and more productivity,” the unions said.
Meetings have been scheduled with Mobility minister Jean-Luc Crucke of Les Engagés, but none with Pensions minister Jan Jambon of Flemish nationalists N-VA.
Brussels North station during a previous strike by rail unions, 12 January 2025 © BELGA PHOTO HATIM KAGHAT
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