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Strike among state workers averted

Intense mediation managed to avert a strike among state employees on Thursday after 17 hours of negotiations. Four major trade union federations agreed to...

2.7% pay raises helped avert strike

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...

Annual wage talks off to a rough start

NEWS ANALYSIS: Fury, frustration and sorrow preceded the ceremonial start of annual wage talks on Wednesday between Norway's largest trade union federation LO and national...

Shock and sorrow after LO boss dies

Top Norwegian politicians from left to right were mourning the sudden death on Tuesday of the country's largest trade union federation's leader, Hans-Christian Gabrielsen....

Commuters return despite third wave

A sudden sharp rise in Corona infection, not least among workers at some construction sites in Oslo, is prompting Norwegian health officials to brace...

Norway over-reliant on foreign workers

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's over-reliance on relatively low-paid foreign workers in a variety of industries, not least fishing, has become glaringly apparent during the Corona...

Wizz Air shuts new Trondheim base

Cut-rate carrier Wizz Air is already closing the new base it set up in Trondheim last fall. The move comes just a few turbulent...

Pastors end strike after prayers answered

The labour organization representing pastors in the Norwegian Church ended a month-long strike this week, after securing a significant raise in base pay. Strike...

Imported infection now biggest threat

Local officials around Norway are sounding alarms over surprisingly high numbers of Norwegians who've been out traveling in recent weeks, and brought Corona virus...

Pastors on strike during holidays

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...

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