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Trade unions have announced a strike in public transport and in the cleaning industry for Wednesday morning, June 24. They are campaigning against the governments proposed cuts to social security. As a result, no NS trains will run throughout the country on Wednesday morning from 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM. Due to the union strike, NS can only gradually start the timetable from 8:00 AM. The first hours may therefore be different than usual. NS advises travelers to postpone their journey in the early morning and to take delays or additional transfers into account for the rest of the morning. NS expects to resume its scheduled timetable around noon. Cleaning industry strikeFNV has also announced a strike by cleaning staff for the entire day. Trains and stations may therefore be dirtier than desired. NS asks travelers to take their waste with them. Airport Sprinter and international trains The Airport Sprinter between Amsterdam Central Station, Schiphol and Hoofddorp does run, as does the Eurostar London and Paris for travelers with a reservation. The international trains EuroCity, Eurocity Direct and ICE will not run during the strike period. Replacement transport Because this is a national strike, it is not possible for NS to deploy replacement buses. Travelers are not entitled to reimbursement for alternative transport. This compensation only applies if train transport is not possible all day due to an organized strike of NS employees. Are you traveling with NS on Wednesday morning? Just before departure, check the NS app, ns.nl or nsinternational.com for the most up-to-date travel information. NSs response to actions The announced actions are aimed at the governments plans for social security. That is a theme on which parties need each other; the cabinet, the unions and the employers. VNO-NCW has previously, also on behalf of NS, said it was positive that the government has withdrawn its previous plans, partly in view of the resistance from trade unions and employers. Together with VNO-NCW, NS advocates that trade unions, employers and the cabinet start talking to each other again and look at problems from the content and not starting from budgets. The aim must be to find solutions based on a shared interest: to ensure that the labor market, social security and the economy function well in the longer term.
