Tag: labour unions
Several strikes averted
It's taken a lot of intense marathon negotiations, but representatives for both labour unions and employers have been able to shake hands over a...
Labour union leader claims ‘big victory’
After months of heated debate over record-high executive compensation and an unwillingness to share company profits with workers, Norwegian union leaders have been fighting...
Labour union leader laid to rest
Yngve Hågensen, hailed as one of Norway's most important labour union leaders of the 20th century, was laid to rest in Oslo's historic cathedral...
New settlements avert more strikes
Labour representatives for more than 32,000 workers in Norway's retail and service industries came to terms with the workers' employers organization Virke on Tuesday....
‘Bonus bonanza’ behind major strike
Norwegian labour leaders and employers' representatives fundamentally disagree over whether a 5.2 percent wage increase would have given workers the "real pay growth" they...
Wage talks head into mediation
Annual wage talks between Norway's biggest labour unions and state employers' organization NHO broke down after four days of talks. Now they'll go into...
Battle over Norway’s profits underway
After weeks of arguing in the media, Norway's largest trade union confederation LO and the national employers' organization NHO formally launched wage negotiations this...
Equinor employees earning well
Never before has Norway's state-controlled oil and energy company Equinor logged more profits, and it's passing a sizeable chunk of them on to employees....
Workers win more purchasing power
Norwegian labour leaders and industrial employers were heaving sighs of relief on Saturday, and probably getting some badly needed sleep. After marathon mediation that...
Labour talks drag on, conflicts loom
State mediation is continuing between one of Norway's largest industrial trade union federations and the employers' organization Norsk Industri, after initial negotiations between the...
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