Another week-long railway strike planned for end of April

Key Points

Belgian railway workers, represented by the Metisp-Protect union, have announced another week-long strike from April 27th to May 4th. This follows a previous week-long strike in March.

Reasons for the Strike

The strike is in protest against several issues, including:

• Increased retirement age for railway workers
• Abolition of bonuses
• Risk of HR Rail (the legal employer) being dissolved
• Reduction in entitlement to benefits

These concerns regarding working conditions and rights are cited by the union as the motivation behind this action.

Impact and Further Actions

The strike affects all HR Rail, SNCB/NMBS, and Infrabel staff. It coincides with other planned actions by five additional unions on April 22nd and 29th.