Join the strike on November 25 and 26, 2025 and make your voice heard against the Arizona government's demolition policy

On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the three trade unions will organize a strike in a common front within the entire public sector. Subsequently, on Wednesday 26 November 2025, there will be a general national strike across all sectors. 

General strike in the public sector on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 against cuts in public services and staff 

Our public services are the foundation of a society based on solidarity. But it is under pressure. Care, education, security, mobility, social protection — these are not luxury products, but rights. Rights that are only guaranteed if we invest in our public services.

Because public services: 

• are ensuring equal opportunities and solidarity, 
• provide decent jobs and good working conditions, protect us from demolition and privatization, 
• contribute to a sustainable future. 

That is why we are taking action together on November 25. Because whoever breaks down public services, breaks our society. And we will not let that happen! 

What are the demands? 

• Accessible, affordable and high-performance public services. 
• Fair pay, sufficient staff and resources, and good working conditions. 
• Sustainable investments and a dignified pension.

Practical appointments for this day 

ACOD UGent is also calling for work to stop on Tuesday 25 November. 

From 7.30 am, the three Ghent University trade unions will be on picket line at the rectorate. All Ghent University staff and sympathizers are very welcome! We will provide a hot coffee and some breakfast, and also take the opportunity to talk together about the further cuts that will come to higher education, and about how we can resist this together. 

At 10 a.m. we then leave together for the concentration of the joint trade union front on St. Peter's Square in Ghent. A number of speeches will be held there, after which we will join the demonstration of the colleagues of the Ghent city staff at 11 am. Together we will have a march through Ghent towards the town hall, to make our voices heard loud and clear.

General National Strike on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 

Against the Disastrous Effects of Arizona Policy In all sectors, public and private, the work is laid down to say: 

Stop the social breakdown, it has to change! 

The demands are clear: 

• Stop attacking the index in any form 
• Abolish the pension malus 
• Introduce a tax on large fortunes and technology giants 
• Stop the unconditional subsidies to large companies 
• Have everyone contribute fairly, including management companies

Practical appointments for this day 

ACOD UGent is also calling for work to stop on Wednesday 26 November. 

Several local pickets are planned. An up tot date overview can be found on the dynamic map on this web page. 

Specifically in Ghent, there will be 2 large interprofessional pickets that day: at the Volvo bridge (Canal Zone on the right), and on the Meulestede Bridge (Canal Zone on the left). 

We call on everyone who can to join us in strengthening these pickets!