The FNV union sees a positive change in membership numbers in 2023 and 2024. We see that around 60,000 people join annually in 2023 and 2024, responds Dick Koerselman, interim chairman of FNV, to the report from CBS on Friday 31 October, in which they review membership Your career every two years.
'People see that we stand up for good work and income, now and in the future. This helps us counteract the ageing population and the expected outflow. The commitment of all members, cadre members, and staff ensures that more and more people are joining us again,' continues Koerselman.
'All in all, CLAs are concluded for about 5 million workers. Together, we have ensured purchasing power recovery in times of high inflation and are now fighting against looming budget cuts. Additionally, more people are joining due to our highly valued legal services, career advice, and tax service. In the past decades, we saw the union lose members, but for the past three years, this has hardly been the case.'
Especially more young people and women
The number of registrations per year is now stabilising around 60,000. Previously, it was around 40,000. Koerselman: 'On some days, we see 500 new members signing up. On average, more than 1,000 people join us each week. We also see that our membership is becoming more diverse. The number of women is steadily increasing.'
'We see the largest influx among workers aged 25 to 35. A new generation of members is joining the union. They too see that you are stronger together. The minimum youth salary is already being phased out due to the efforts of young people, and we are fighting for its total abolition.'
'What we see here gives everyone good hope for the future. A large union can stand up for all workers, pensioners, and people who, for whatever reason, cannot work. Only in this way can we together maintain the WW and the WIA and campaign for healthy public sectors.'
Edwin Vlek, chairman of De Horecabond: “For several years now, we have seen more and more employees in hospitality joining De Horecabond. This is a Your career we are proud of. The average age of these new members is 31 years, and 43% of them are even 25 years or younger. This shows that these young members want to organise, are in solidarity, and choose fair and strong employment conditions. This gives confidence in the future of our sectors and our movement.”