Trade unions and Social welfare

child benefit

kindergeld

a Trade Union

Vakbond

The Social welfare

Welzijnszorg

to contribute

bijdragen

a contribution

bijdrage

early retirement

brugpensioen

a general practitioner

huisarts Commonly called "GP"

a go-slow action

langzaamaanactie

a lock out

lock-out = situation when a company does not allow workers to go back to work, especially in a factory, until they accept the employers' conditions

an official strike

erkende staking

an old age pension

pensioen

a pension fund

pensioenfonds

a shop steward

vakbondsafgevaardigde

a sick-pay scheme

ziekteverzekering

a social worker

maatschappelijk werker

strike pay

stakingsgeld

unemployed

werkloos

unemployment

werkloosheid

an unemployment benefit

werkloosheidsuitkering

an unemployment rate

werkloosheidspercentage

unemployment figures

werkloosheidscijfers, werkloosheidstatistieken

union dues

vakbondsbijdrage Always plural

a wage claim

looneis

a walk out

werkonderbreking

a welfare state

verzorgingsstaat = when the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its citizens

a wildcat strike at

wilde staking bij e.g. : Thursday was the fourth day of the wildcat strike at JeffBoat.

a work-to-rule action stiptheidsactie