Broker overtime – danger of oil strike – NRK Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

The mediation continues throughout the night, the Ombudsman’s office confirms to NTB just after the original deadline expired at 24 o’clock.

Mediation start Friday. The three unions; Safe, Managers and Industry Energy; is trying to reach an agreement with the employers’ organization Norwegian Oil and Gas.

The mood was portrayed as good by the dealers from Safe when mediation took place.

– If it turns out that we will not be the same before the deadline, there will be a strike, says deputy leader Kai Morten Anda.

No matter if production is affected

If that happens, it could have consequences for production in several fields, according to Norwegian Oil and Gas.

In addition, there is currently an audit stop at Vallhall until 24 June. A strike could lead to the start-up having to be postponed, they claim.

Lill-Heidi Bakkerud, negotiation leader for Industry Energybelieves, however, that the strike will in principle not affect production on the Norwegian shelf.

Want increased purchasing power

After two days of negotiations in early May, the parties stated that they had not been able to reach an agreement. Thus, it led to mediation with national mediator Mats Ruland.

– We go to mediation with the goal of increasing purchasing power for the members and further development of our collective agreements, says Bakkerud.

Real wage growth was highlighted as an important piece also by union leader Audun Ingvartsen in The leaders after the negotiations were broken.

– The offer was on a par with the front subject. But the estimated price growth this year, and the historical wage development for offshore employees with, among other things, a decline in real wages last year, indicated that the Managers could not accept an offer that did not lead to real wage growth, he said.

Calls for moderation

The result for Frontfaget, ie the competitive part of the industry, forms the basis for all other settlements in Norwegian working life, points out the other party in Norwegian oil and gas.

– Therefore, it is important to land our settlement in line with the front subject, so that the wage level in Norway is not so high that it goes beyond the companies that export and compete internationally, says negotiator and director of working life, Elisabeth Brattebø Fenne.

Drilling, catering and operators

The three unions have announced resignation for a total of 845 members. They are distributed as follows:

• 251 operator employees in Equinor who work at Njord A and Johan Sverdrup phase 2, and also members of Aker BP who work at Valhall. (Industry Energy)
• 46 members in catering who work at three housing facilities – Safe Boreas, Floatel Endurance and Floatel Superior. (Industry Energy)
• 276 members on drilling working on the installations Oseberg B, Oseberg C; Oseberg Sør, Oseberg Aust, Ringhorne and Kvitebjørn. (Industry Energy).
• 40 operator employees are drawn from Oseberg Sør and Oseberg Aust, and also Gudrun. (Safe)
• 158 members on drilling are drawn from the Oseberg fields, Ringhorne and Kvitebjørn, and also substitutes. (Safe)
• 74 operator employees who work at Gudrun, Oseberg Sør and Oseberg Aust. (The leaders).

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