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Union won’t expand train strike, yet

The labour organization representing striking locomotive engineers decided against pulling more of them off the job on Friday. "We don't want to make things...

State won’t force an end to train strike

Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen has called an ongoing train strike in southeastern Norway "extremely unfortunate," but claimed this week that he had no plans to order...

Government halted hospital strike

Labour Minister Anniken Hauglie of the Conservative Party ordered an end to Norway's longest hospital strike ever Tuesday evening. All striking doctors and other medical...

Striking rig workers head back to work

A three-week-long strike by Norwegian offshore oil service workers ended on Tuesday, with the head of their union claiming victory. The strike had shut down...

Doctors’ strike continues despite work order in Bodø

A strike leader at a hospital in Northern Norway told state broadcaster NRK on Tuesday morning that she thought the ongoing strike by doctors would...

Train strike on track to spread again

Tens of thousands of commuters in the Oslo area don't look set to get any relief from a strike by locomotive engineers that has...

Idled trains spur commuter chaos

It was extremely difficult for Oslo-area commuters who rely on local train service to get to work Monday morning. As a strike by locomotive...

Mediation fails to end doctors’ strike

UPDATED: As Norway's lengthiest hospital strike dragged into its fifth week, both the unions representing striking medical professionals and their employers were ordered into mediation on...

Train strike to force more cancellations

One of the main commuter lines around Oslo, Østfoldbanen, may all but grind to a halt this weekend. A strike by locomotive engineers is...

Doctors’ strike postpones more operations

Nearly 800 operations scheduled at Norwegian hospitals have been postponed in recent weeks because of an ongoing strike by doctors. Two hospitals have reported...
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