No new strikes by lashers following preliminary agreement on new CLA

The strikes by lashers in the Port of Rotterdam will not be continued. Trade union FNV and companies ILS and Matrans reached a preliminary agreement on a new collective labour agreement on Thursday evening. While awaiting the final agreement, work will no longer be halted.

Formally, a vote still needs to be held on the outcome of the negotiations, although confidence is high: 85% of employees at Matrans and 70% at ILS support the decision to resume work.

Although new strikes are definitively off the table, a considerable backlog has built up over the past one and a half weeks. It is expected to take at least a few weeks to clear this backlog.

If you have any questions about ongoing orders and the potential impact of the backlog on your planning, please don’t hesitate to contact us.