Overview
- Buses in many regions were heavily disrupted on Wednesday, with some areas reporting only 10–15 percent of services and some operators, like RET, suspending buses for the day.
- The action targets the 'streekvervoer' CAO and complains the employers' proposals would shorten roster notice, allow longer shifts, reduce sick pay and weaken senior-worker rules.
- NS trains are running under their own CAO and largely kept to timetable on Wednesday, but a simultaneous cleaners’ strike has left some trains dirtier and forced Schiphol to redeploy staff to cleaning duties.
- Employers and the VWOV say they remain willing to talk but stress limited financial room, while unions (FNV and CNV) are keeping future strike dates secret and say the campaign could continue until Christmas.
- Travelers are advised to check journey planners shortly before departure because which drivers work is often confirmed only the same morning, and repeated one-day stoppages could worsen reliability and staffing problems over months.