KLM ground crew strike at Schiphol
Date
Sep 17, 2025 - Oct 01, 2025
Country
Netherlands
Schedule
4-hour stoppage on 2025-09-17 (08:00–12:00); 6-hour stoppage on 2025-09-24 (08:00–14:00); 8-hour stoppage on 2025-10-01 (06:00–14:00)
Workers
KLM ground staff (ground operations crew at Schiphol Airport, Noord-Holland). The industrial action relates to collective labour agreement negotiations (CAO). Activities involve stoppage of work during specific morning and early afternoon windows, causing direct disruptions to scheduled commercial passenger flight operations at AMS airport. Sources include the FNV union website, Reuters, and NU.nl reporting on the cancellations and union announcements regarding the series of strike actions planned throughout September and early October 2025.
Unions
FNV (Luchtvaart), CNV
Reason
CAO (Collective Labour Agreement) demands
The strike involves KLM ground staff at Amsterdam Schiphol, leading to significant flight cancellations, including approximately 100 flights during the first action.