National strike of central government workers including customs officers

Date

Apr 14, 2026 - Apr 16, 2026

Country

Netherlands

Schedule

24-hour nationwide strike on April 14, 2026; cleaning service stoppage continues until April 16.

Workers

Central government workers including Customs officers and government cleaning staff (Rijksschoonmaakorganisatie)

Unions

CNV, FNV, AC Rijksvakbonden, CMHF

Reason

Opposition to the 2026 central government pay freeze (nullijn).

The strike involves central government workers, specifically impacting Customs (Douane) leading to reduced checks and altered passenger flows at airports. Additionally, the central government cleaning service (Rijksschoonmaakorganisatie) will strike for 72 hours from April 14 to April 16.

Impact

major

Affected Airports

AMSAmsterdam Schiphol EINEindhoven Airport GRQGroningen Airport Eelde MSTMaastricht Aachen Airport RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport

Intel Sources

NL Times binnenlandsbestuur.nl CNV (Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond)cnv.nl FNV (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging)

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National strike of central government workers including customs officers

Apr 14 - Apr 16Netherlands

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