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Update: April 20.04.2023, 14.00, at XNUMX
504 workers from Yrkestrafikkforbundet will go on strike on Friday. Union leader Hans-Erik Skjæggerud says the NHO is failing to meet their reasonable demands for purchasing power and wage balance. If NHO does not act, they will have to accept the consequences of the strike.
Mainly pThere are employees of PostNord AS, Langhus, Alfaset and Trondheim branches, as well as Rema Distribusjon Norge AS departments in Heimdal, Narvik, Stavanger and the distribution center in Vinterbro. Workers are organized into Yrkestrafikkforbundet.
In addition, 44 Parat members, employed in Kongsberg Maritime AS, Hagavik department and Strandpromenaden in Horten, are on strike, 16 new employees in various stores in Felleskjøpet Agris SA, organized in Negotia, as well as 11 employees in Kaefer Energy in Stavanger, organized in SAFE.
Update: April 20.04.2023, 8.10, at XNUMX
From Monday morning, April 17, 22 LO members went on strike. The strike will be intensified on Friday 947 April at 21. The strike will then be expanded to include another 06.00 members.
Facts about the strike
- The strike involves 185 LO members from the private sector (companies organized by NHO).
- From Monday morning, April 17, 22 LO members went on strike.
- The strike will be intensified on Friday 21 April at 06.00. The strike will then be expanded to include another 16 members.
- As a result, 39 LO members will go on strike from Friday, April 500.
Update: April 19.04.2023, 10.10, at XNUMX
There are strike demonstrations across the country in support of the strike, here is an overview of some of the events.
Update: April 18.04.2023, 8.20, at XNUMX
As VG writes, if the strike continues and another 16 new LO members go on strike on Friday, ice cream maker Hennig-Olsen is one of the companies that could be affected.
– If the strike drags on, it will spell trouble for the ice on May 17, managing director Paal Hennig-Olsen tells NRK
Here it was announced that 106 workers would be on strike. This accounts for around 70 percent of all production workers.
The same situation also applies to well-known food producers such as Orklas Stabburet and Nordfjord. The same goes for Mills and ketchup maker Idun.
Update: April 17.04.2023, 12.55, at XNUMX
We are on strike because NHO has not made an offer that would give our members more reason to cheer.
LO's demands in the negotiations were as follows:
- Increased members' purchasing power
- An extra push for low-wage groups, many of whom are women
- Settlement should contribute to smaller differences
Our goal in the negotiations was to give all our members more say. We were particularly keen to ensure that members of low-paying occupations received an additional raise. The task of the supervisory board was to provide members with increased purchasing power. Accounting should also contribute to reducing disparities between different groups of workers.
Those who earn the least will fare badly
The proposed proposal would not improve the purchasing power of large groups of LO members. That's why we said no. Low-wage groups would fare badly, and we couldn't agree to that.
During the mediation, we did not reach a level that would meet our requirements.
Crown and øre, not percentages
LO never negotiates a percentage increase in purchasing power. We negotiate in crowns and øre. The percentages we call the framework are just a summary of the numbers, they don't give a true picture of how the raise was given and to whom. Therefore, it was important for LO that the crown allowance was a significant part of the total framework. Then we'll give everyone a pay raise.
Update: April 16.04.2023, 22.05, at XNUMX
These companies are on strike
VG sources say there was a cap on wage increases of 5,2 percent in the draft. With an estimated price increase of 4,9 percent, this gives a real wage increase of 0,3 percentage points.
See an overview of the companies affected by the strike announcement, sorted by postcode:
Update: April 16.04.2023, 21.55, at XNUMX
The NHO was willing to accept the Riksmekler outline as a solution to the wage problem, but by Sunday afternoon it became clear that the LO had declined. More than 23 workers will go on strike from Monday.
At 20.30pm this Sunday evening, the NHO hosted a member webinar to keep you and your business up-to-date and informed.
Update: April 16.04.2023, 18.45, at XNUMX
General strike from Monday
The mediation between LO and NHO has broken down and around 23 LO members will go on strike from Monday at 000. The strike will intensify on Friday.
NHO is solely responsible for this strike. Our main demand was to increase the purchasing power of all our members. NHO was not willing to comply. Top managers have given themselves big pay raises, but they choose to eat Norwegian workers with crumbs, says Peggy Hessen Følsvik, and assures: "We are ready to go on strike as long as necessary."
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The strike involves 185 LO members from the private sector.
From Monday morning, 22 LO members will go on strike. The strike will intensify on Friday. The strike will then be expanded to include another 947 members.
As a result, 38 LO members will go on strike from Friday.
Also YS and NHO were unable to reach an agreement despite 17 hours of overtime mediation.
– It is deeply regrettable that the NHO led us to industrial action, says YS leader Hans-Erik Skjæggerud.
Some 1441 YS members across multiple businesses will go on strike from the start of business hours on Monday, April 17. On Friday, another 460 members will be drawn into the conflict.
“NHO member companies seem to have forgotten that the most important precondition for value creation is employees,” says Nyberg.
The main postulate was to ensure an increase in purchasing power, counteract low wages and prioritize equal pay. Employees must contribute to value creation.
Strike from Monday at 06.00
Many companies are doing very well and profits are high. Norwegian companies have sky-high profits.
The first strike will result in a strike by around 500 members of the offshore companies Beerenberg and Bilfinger, which mainly deal with insulation, scaffolding and surface treatment. While this does not have a direct security impact, it can have serious economic consequences. In addition, work on the preparation of cars supplied by Harald A. Møller will be largely stopped, and large hotels in Oslo will operate on a very limited basis.
The media company Schibsted will lose access to many back-office functions and Felleskjøpet Agri SA may have to close many of its stores, from Bodø in the north to Halden in the south.
Friday's escalation will mean that Remy stores will not be replenished with goods, further stores at Felleskjøpet Agri SA will have to close and parcels sent by PostNord will not arrive.
As of Monday, April 17, around 600 IKEA employees are also going on strike.
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Source: LO, YS, NHO
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