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Harbor conflict hits Hurtigruten

A lengthy conflict over work rules at Norwegian harbours resulted in the arrests of more than 40 union activists in Tromsø on Thursday, after...

Norwegian Air finds loopholes

Norwegian Air moved its long-haul operations to Ireland with great fanfare over the past year giving it the right to use Asian crews, which...

Workplace laws set for overhaul

The Norwegian government announced sweeping changes to workplace laws on Wednesday, which would allow more compulsory overtime, more work on Sundays, longer shifts and...

Temp workers face lower wages

The government announced on Tuesday it would introduce changes to laws requiring companies to treat temporary workers and permanent staff equally. It would mean...

More cuts loom at Hadeland glass

Hadeland Glassverk, one of the last surviving glass factories in Norway and one of the country's biggest tourist attractions, is cutting staff again in...

‘Slavery’ found in car care business

Norwegian police and labour officials have raided more than 100 car-washing halls around the country and found that none of them complied with labour...

Teachers chalk up a protest

Teachers angry about the employment settlement agreed to by unions last week took the chalk out of the classroom and into the schoolyard on...

Strike threatened at Vinmonopolet

Workers at Norway's state-run liquor chain Vinmonopolet have threatened to go on strike in response to a government proposal to open the stores during...

Major strikes averted in public sector

UPDATED: All-night labour negotiations ended Monday morning with settlements for both state and local government workers in Norway. The local government workers settled first,...

‘Business as usual’ as strike talks go on

All-night labour negotiations dragged into the early morning hours on Monday, as negotiators for hundreds of thousands of public sector employees in Norway failed...
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