2.7% pay raises helped avert strike
April 11, 2021
Marathon mediation through the weekend finally warded off a major strike in Norway that would have pulled more than 30,000 workers off the job and distrupted ferry- and bus service around the country. The breakthrough apparently came after Norwegian national employers’ organization NHO finally gave up a controversial claim that would have resulted in a loss of purchasing power for most union members.
NHO leader Ole Erik Almlid (left) and LO leader Peggy Hessen Følsvik (right) posed with state mediator Mats Wilhelm Ruland (center) after marathon mediation resulted in a wage settlement Sunday afternoon. PHOTO: LO