Than the daily neo-liberal excesses in the newspaper: mass dismissal in home care, the mess at Vest

Today (29-10) we heard that Anna of Cologne, the daughter the north face of Engineering, was killed two weeks ago in a collision. By an unfortunate combination is Nieks blog published on the day of Anna's cremation. Please accept our apologies. Nieks contribution is much earlier written and submitted. Incidentally, the column has been given a place in Univers 4, which appears tomorrow. On behalf of the editorial staff of Univers our sincere feelings of participation Niek and his family.
Know your Jacobse and Van Es? Wonderful TV impersonations the north face of Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie, the golden satirical duo of the 70s -'90. Rollers on the edge of society: F. Jacobse (Koot) as the smart one, Tedje Es (Bie) and his goofy follower. The guys started as gardeners, rumbling from job to job: Jacobse at the wheel of the large American Van Es in the trailer. Their political the north face parody (the Counterparty with the motto "together for our own") was towards the north face the elections much too popular. Jacobse and Van Es were murdered in The Hague.
We make the leap to the present. Jacobse and Van Es are not dead. They live, and still at the Courtyard! They are called Mark Rutte and Diederik Samson. Together for our own has been translated into 'participation society. Rutte Jacobse 2.0: the hero of the free boys, away with the solidarity built in decades the north face society. Working through until your 67th combined with the ease of dismissal; lowering the severance and shortening unemployment. Bingo! Even Tedje Es understand the consequences: employers will dump faster older workers. the north face A person over 40 is old in the eyes of the average HR manager. Rejuvenate and / or automate so, as quickly as possible with those expensive oldies. Working salaried get 67? Show me the employers who have serious policy on there, I do not know them. Not only older people are fucked: young people come barely a permanent job. Unemployment, flexible contracts or self-employed shelf are the options, the latter two are presented as ideal. Still, I come across many young people against who just want a steady job, not every graduate is a free-spirited the north face type.
Than the daily neo-liberal excesses in the newspaper: mass dismissal in home care, the mess at Vestia, privatization here, reorganization there. There is something to expect from politics? No. Rutte consolidates its leadership, Samson the north face has been tricked and is so low in the polls that he can not move on. The "constructive opposition" drooling rubs against the power on. Rutte rules, such Jacobse did. Slim. Slippery. Eloquently.
Is there any hope for those who value social rights, justice, fairness, solidarity? It is only every man for himself? Of politics, we should the north face not have it, the captains of industry either. There remain for me two relevant anchors on trade unions and works councils. There is the remaining potential the north face countervailing power. But they will have to position themselves both a lot firmer. Develop vision, define clear goals, negotiate firmly, communicate clearly. Prerequisite: this are great players needed. With yes-men will brave a union or OR anything for each other. So if you find something, if you want something, do not bleat. Let's hear, talk and think with, for example, a trade union and / or OR. Together for our own? No. Together for all of us.
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