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Corona ‘anniversary’ infected by politics
March 12, 2021
NEWS ANALYSIS: There was no cause for celebration on Friday as Norwegians marked their first full year of battling the Corona virus. They’ll be able to head for their
hytter during the Easter holidays, but restrictions otherwise are nearly as high as during the initial lockdown. The Corona crisis has also become much more politicized, as opposition parties in Parliament want attention in an election year.
It’s “Corona quiet” in downtown Oslo again, not unlike the situation last year when the Corona crisis began and all stores, schools and most businesses were shut down. Oslo continues to have the strictest anti-infection measures in the country. PHOTO: newsinenglish.no/Morten Møst
Pastors on strike during holidays
December 28, 2020
A highly unusual strike among pastors in The Norwegian Church continued through the Christmas holidays. It’s the first time pastors have walked off the job in Norway, and possibly in the world, according to their labour organizations.
Pastors in The Norwegian Church, like these picketing outside the Oslo Cathedral, want to preserve housing allowances and thereby stable pay, especially for new pastors. PHOTO: Fagforbundet/Birgit Dannenberg
The strike began earlier this month, over the looming loss of compensation for housing that the clergy was long offered (or forced to accept) in Norway. When the state still controlled the church, it provided often rather grand if rundown historic homes for local pastors