On Thursday evening, the FNV mini-debate took place between various candidate MPs and sector head FNV Transport Minke Jansma about job retention, quality of jobs and working conditions in the sector. Jansma is very concerned about public transport in the coming years. Not only a discussion about availability fees, but also rightly asked the question of what reorganization in transport will look like for the House. Government support has been linked to corporate reorganization at the expense of many jobs. It is a choice of the government to invest in this.
Unfortunately, there was no time to ask or comment on the reactions of the viewers. Nevertheless, the debate was a boost for Minke Jansma. It would be worth something for the FNV that Ms de Vries explains Bakkenveen transport would also have a connection with the broad outlines. Offering the same options to every citizen in the Netherlands. Maintain employment and ensure a social society. These are the key points in the post-pandemic rebuilding of the economy.
public transport has a role
Wytske Postma, born in Hoorn on April 16, 1977 and living in The Hague, finds it important that public transport is not only considered from an employer's perspective. Transport for voluntary work is also equally important. Safety is an important issue in public transport. The conductor has it for it CDA a very important role in the safety of travelers.
Member of Parliament Suzanne Kröger is a Dutch political scientist, activist and Member of Parliament since the 2017 elections Green Left. She thinks we should give public transport much more attention. In terms of investments, we are well positioned in the big cities, but we may be shocked about maintenance, which will require a huge amount of money in the coming years. Mobility as a human right is a lifeline. Public transport will provide the necessary sustainability efforts, according to Kröger. But as a result of the corona crisis, the public transport companies are about to collapse.
Number 7 on the PVDA candidate list Barbara Kathmann (1978) thinks that we are poor tendering champions in the Netherlands. She thinks that should change. Barbara's heart lies in economic innovation, because it is no longer the quick money, but people and the world that must be central.
"The acceptance that we have to act differently in a rural area than in an urban area is crucial.
free public transport
Green left indicates that there is an incredible amount of wrong. A public service that already has value should not become free. Simply saying that public transport should be free is not the crux of the matter. We are concerned about the ticket price. It would be nice for the PVDA if public transport for children was free on Wednesday or Saturday. After seven years in local politics, Barbara was a councilor, party chairman and alderman in Rotterdam, it was already arranged that 65+ can travel for free in Rotterdam. The positions between the parties are clear, especially on free public transport. Free public transport does not exist for Minke Jansma.
volunteer work
We're in a 'Race to the Bottom', partly fueled by the municipalities and government at the time. In tenders, we must ensure that profitable and unprofitable lines balance with each other. We should not stimulate tenders where 'Cherry Pickers' approach. For the CDA, we should not include volunteers as part of the tenders. Transport tasks can be carried out by volunteers, but remember that transport is therefore highly dependent and often vulnerable. Responsibility must lie with the carrier.
"Be careful with the use of volunteers in tenders. We are against systems such as Vending Machine *, we even had to strike for them. Drivers will end up on the street"
* ANWB Auto Buddy is a transport service where volunteer drivers transport less mobile fellow travelers.
