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State workers want more time off

Labour unions representing state workers are demanding 12 extra days off every year, plus even more for senior workers over age 62. The idea...

Jens ready for a ‘different’ May 1st

Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's prime minister from the Labour Party who's popularly known simply as "Jens," was heading for Bergen on Tuesday to speak at...

Strike threat looms at Norwegian Air

There's been a lot of legal maneuvering this week, but Norwegian Air remains threatened by its first strike ever after failing to resolve a...

Unhappy Norwegian pilots may strike

Pilots for Norway's popular Norwegian Air are not happy with management at what's emerged as the biggest competitor to Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Norwegian's pilots...

Hotel and restaurant strike averted

An all-night negotiating session ended early Thursday with an agreement between Norwegian hotel and restaurant employees and their employers. A threatened strike would have...

Philippines leads permit statistics

The largest group of non-European foreigners obtaining long-term residence and work permits in Norway last year came from the Philippines, according to new statistics...

Labour clamps down on executive pay

Norway's Labour-led government and the head of the country's trade union federation LO are both warning the management and boards of large Norwegian companies...

Gro earns a statue herself

While Hollywood was awarding an Oscar for actress Meryl Streep's portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Norway's own "Iron Lady" was winning a...

AUF cancels Utøya summer camp

The Labour Party's youth organization AUF claims it still intends "to take Utøya back" after last summer's massacre on the island, but it's decided...

Work rules issue splits government

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is facing another thorny issue that's dividing the three-party coalition government he leads. His two government partners won't back the...
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