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The government has for the time being withdrawn its offer of a multi-billion euro bailout to KLM after the airline was unable to secure a commitment from all of its trade unions to accept a pay cut for up to five years. The agreement was a condition for the airline to receive a €3.4 billion package of subsidised government- backed loans. Five unions representing airline staffers approved the austere deal, but the VNV union, which represents the airline’s pilots, refused to sign an agreement accepting the precondition. The FNV union, which represents many cabin crew members and ground crew workers, had not yet agreed to sign by the time the deadline came around.
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