Netherlands: Youth care workers to hold partial work stoppages and working-to-rule actions from 3 to 19 February
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Unions FNV Zorg & Welzijn, CNV, and FBZ announced 14 actions across 13 locations nationwide between 3 and 19 February 2026. Actions include working-to-rule and partial work stoppages to demand a comprehensive sectoral collective agreement addressing workload, safety, and staffing. Unions have warned of escalation after 19 February if no progress is made.
This alert was originally created on 2 February 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
Feb 19, 2026
✎ Update
Unions have extended the youth care pay dispute with a 24-hour, nationwide strike on Monday, 2 March, with workers gathering in Utrecht. This escalates sector actions that included regional working-to-rule and brief stoppages through 19 February.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 2 Mar 2026
− Removed: 3 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026
Feb 17, 2026
✎ Update
After regional working-to-rule actions and brief stoppages from 3–19 February, youth care employees will hold a nationwide 24-hour strike on Monday, 2 March 2026. Unions FNV Zorg & Welzijn, CNV, and FBZ call on workers to gather in Utrecht; exact rally schedule to follow. The action seeks a sectoral collective agreement addressing workload, staffing, work–life balance, and pay.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 2 Mar 2026
− Removed: 3 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026
Feb 13, 2026
✎ Update
Unions announced a 24-hour, nationwide strike by youth care employees on Monday, 2 March, with a central gathering in Utrecht. The action, organized by CNV, FNV Zorg & Welzijn, and FBZ, escalates the sector campaign following regional working‑to‑rule actions and brief stoppages held 3–19 February, and aims to secure a sectoral collective agreement with measures on workload, staffing, and pay.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 2 Mar 2026
− Removed: 3 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026
Feb 11, 2026
✎ Update
As part of the sector-wide dispute over a collective agreement, youth care employees will add new actions on February 16, 17, and 19, including brief work stoppages and working-to-rule at Jeugdbescherming Noord/Veilig Thuis, Jeugdhulp Friesland, Schakenbosch, Samen Veilig Midden‑Nederland/Veilig Thuis, and Jeugdbescherming Amsterdam.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 16 Feb 2026, 17 Feb 2026
− Removed: 3 Feb 2026
Feb 9, 2026
✎ Update
Unions FNV Zorg & Welzijn, CNV, and FBZ have scheduled additional actions in the youth care sector: 9 February at Pactum and Jarabee, 10 February at Jeugdbescherming Rotterdam and Enver, 11 February at Xonar, and 12 February at Partners voor Jeugd (external venue). Actions consist of working-to-rule and brief work stoppages as part of the dispute over a sectoral collective agreement.
📅 Effective dates
+ Added: 9 Feb 2026, 10 Feb 2026, 11 Feb 2026, 12 Feb 2026
− Removed: 3 Feb 2026, 19 Feb 2026
Affected Locations
- Amsterdam
- Maastricht
- Leeuwarden
- Hengelo
- Various cities nationwide
Sources
- https://www.fnv.nl/nieuwsbericht/sectornieuws/zorg-welzijn/2026/01/acties-jeugdzorgmedewerkers-door-hele-land-voor-vo
- https://www.cnv.nl/zorg-en-welzijn/welzijn/cao-jeugdzorg/nieuws/acties-in-de-jeugdzorg-op-komst
- https://www.fbz.nl/nieuws/2026/jeugdzorgmedewerkers-staan-klaar-om-actie-te-voeren-werkgevers-schuiven-ultimatum-vakbonden-aan-de-kant
- https://www.venvn.nl/nieuws/cao-acties-in-de-jeugdzorg
- https://www.skipr.nl/nieuws/landelijke-acties-jeugdzorg-van-start-op-3-februari
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