My name is Annemieke Jacobs. I introduced myself earlier. If you missed that, here's a brief introduction. At De Horecabond, I work as a union representative. I am associated with the catering and recreation sectors. Among many other things, I negotiate your employment terms, also known as the CLA.
As you probably already know, the catering/hospitality CLA expires at the end of this year. So, it's time for new negotiations. We aim to start these negotiations just after the summer. But before we can do that, we need to know exactly what we want to change and improve in the CLA. That's where you come in.
If all is well, you have received a message from us asking you to fill in the survey. Haven't done it yet or not received a message? Then fill in the survey now. Your opinion is important!
You might be wondering: why do I need to fill in a survey now? And what are you going to do with my answers? Let me explain.
Only if you tell me what you find important, can I clearly explain to the employers what needs to change. The more colleagues fill in the survey, the better I understand what is going on. This increases the chance that we will make agreements that are truly beneficial for you.
Why now? Because gathering information takes time. De Horecabond values your opinion greatly. Also, the opinion of your colleagues. That's why we do our best to reach as many people as possible. We do this through the website, e-e-mail, social media, and company visits. Company visits can sometimes be more challenging. Many colleagues in catering work spread out and sometimes in places where we cannot easily enter. Would you like to help us with that? That would be incredibly helpful. Invite us to your workplace. We would be happy to come by to hear what you find important. And we'll bring a small gift.
After gathering all the information, we review all the answers. We are assisted by an independent research agency (KIEN). Once everything is compiled, we create a proposal based on this. This contains an overview of the points we want to change in the CLA. We discuss this with the CLA committee. This includes catering employees who are members of De Horecabond. They either approve or disapprove of our proposal for the proposal and have the final say.
Once that's done, we start discussions with the employers. It takes some time to gather and review all the information. That's why it's important to start on time.
Would you like to help? Very much appreciated!
Invite us to your work. If that's not possible, ask your catering colleagues to fill in the survey. And importantly: if they are not yet members of De Horecabond, quickly make them a member.
Regards,
Annemieke Jakobs
Union officer catering and recreation