Torbjørn Bongo, leader of the Norwegian Association of Officers and Specialists (NOF), fears that low government support persists. He questions the leadership in the PA and in particular the leader Jonas Gahr Støre.
TO The class struggle he now describes Støre as a “sometimes weak leader”.
– My view is that part of the challenge is the leadership exercised by the government and by Jonas Gahr Støre, he tells the paper.
At NTB, Bongo continues:
– Part of the Labor Party’s problem is leadership, including the party leader himself. It’s not just about handling difficult cases. The manager and management need to discuss this and the necessary adjustments need to be made. If not, the party should debate whether we have the right leadership.
You want more long-term measures
Union leaders in several LO unions have a ready recipe for increasing government support: doing more for those who have less.
– Energy support is good, but long-term measures are needed. The redistribution policy is an important part of this, Norwegian Servants’ Association (NTL) leader Kjersti Barsok said in a statement. Free trade union movement.
Postal and finance union leader Gerd Øiahals stresses that interest rates must not rise more than necessary and lead to rising unemployment.
– It seems impossible to turn around
Those outside the workforce, minimally retired and ill, must be given priority, believes Jane B. Sæthre, union leader of the Norwegian Railways Association.
– They did everything in the election campaign and should have changed society. The gap between rich and poor had to be narrowed and high house prices had to be curbed. The power of money still rules, and that seems like an impossible task to reverse, he says.
Mimmi Kvisvik, head of the Norwegian Community Organization (FO), believes the public sector has failed.
– Queues outside food centers are increasing. When poor people would rather queue for free food than ask the public for help, then the public has failed, Kvisvik says.
