The deadline in the wage negotiations expired at midnight, night to Sunday. LO / YS has agreed with the other party NHO to continue the mediation in overtime tonight.
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There was still a great distance between the parties in the mediation between NHO, LO and YS when national mediator Mats W. Ruland met the press at 23.00 on Saturday night.
Just before midnight, key sources confirm to VG that the parties will continue negotiations in overtime.
Great distance Saturday night
– I can not say what is the distance between the parties now, but the parties have not reached the finish line yet, Ruland told VG at 23 on Saturday.
– You say you are optimistic – what do you put in it?
– The issues that have been included in the mediation are possible to solve, and that is why we are here to solve them. We work purposefully to find solutions.
He further stated that at the start of the meeting again, late Saturday night, he would ask the parties if they are prepared to mediate overtime.
DEADLINE AT MIDNIGHT: LO leader Peggy Hessen Følsvik (right), national mediator Mats W. Ruland and NHO chief Ole Erik Almlid during a press conference at Hotel Opera in Bjørvika in connection with the start of mediation. Photo: Berit Roald
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– There are tough negotiations between the parties, but the parties in any mediation want to find a solution, and they do so in this mediation.
Earlier Saturday, Ruland told VG that “there have been good processes today”, but that nothing had been clarified.
The parties have been mediating with the Ombudsman since Friday morning. If they fail to agree, more than 30,000 workers could go on strike tomorrow.
He previously stated that the mediation is only about finances.
– This is where the distance between the parties is.
– There have been good mediations so far. There is still a lot of time left, and what has been brought into the mediation has not been resolved, Ruland said at 7 p.m.
If the parties so wish, it is possible to mediate overtime. Ruland also said that all parties want to find a solution as soon as possible.
– These are parties that are always willing to find good agreed solutions, they are also this year.
Buses and ferry connections are expected to be affected on a large scale if there is a strike. Large parts of the construction industry, including the asphalt industry, several industrial enterprises, food and food production (beverages, chocolate and snacks, and salad) and electrical and elevator installation are also affected in the first instance.
LO and YS demand that purchasing power be maintained, while NHO demands a reduction in real wages in order to keep wage growth at the same level as trading partners abroad.
Also read: This weekend, your salary increase will be decided: – Can give you 14,000 kroner
Public transport
LO announced on Tuesday that they will take out more than 23,500 members on strike, several of them in bus and transport, if there is no agreement with NHO within the mediation deadline. A number of ferry connections are also affected.
YS has previously stated that all scheduled buses in Norway will be canceled in the event of a strike.
Ruter announced on Friday that all buses in Oslo and the former Akershus will stop if there is a strike.
– In the event of a strike, all city, school and regional buses in Ruter’s area will be canceled, the public transport company writes in a press release.
In addition, the boat lines B11 (Nesodden-Lysaker) and B21 (Aker Brygge-Drøbak-Son) will be completely canceled. Two other boat lines will have fewer departures. The metro, tram and train will in return run as normal, and the TT transport will not be affected.
Also this autumn, the bus drivers went on strike in Oslo and Viken. That strike lasted from September 20 to October 1.
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