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Jøran is one of several who have not received a food bag at the Salvation Army’s day center for drug addicts at Hveita in Trondheim. The employees have been on strike. – It is tragic at this Christmas time. Many people get frustrated, he says. Now the strike is over and the food distribution can start again. On Friday evening, the strike is over among employees in private care services, such as asylum reception, the Salvation Army and the Norwegian Federation of the Blind. This is reported by the Trade Union, Delta and Parat to NTB. Jøran says several people are frustrated because the premises of the Salvation Army are closed due to a strike. Photo: Morten Andersen Painful to stop food distribution Employees of the Association for the Blind, the Salvation Army and companies operating within private care services have been on strike since 2 November. They have gone on strike for higher wages. – It hurts to think about the group we are now unable to help, said assistant nurse Kirsti Benberg in the Salvation Army. They usually distribute food from the premises at Hveita every Friday. Now she and others can go back to work again, after the strike has now been called off. The Salvation Army wanted to get a dispensation from the strike, so that they could continue with food distribution on Fridays in Trondheim. The employers’ organization NHO refused to apply for it. The reason is that there was no danger to life and health. Strike over Friday evening an agreement was reached when the parties to the wage settlement met at the Riksmekleren. NHO regrets that vulnerable groups have been affected. – The strike has caused both financial and operational problems for the companies where many employees have been on strike, and vulnerable groups have unfortunately also been affected, says negotiating leader Hilde–Marie Martinsen in NHO. – It has been a very demanding mediation and we have gone a long way, but we are happy that the strike is now over, she says. The agreement in the mediation means that there will now be a general addition of NOK 13,650 and an increase in the minimum wage rates, the trade union states in a press release. – It has been a long strike and a very demanding mediation, but we have received approval for our most important demands, says the union’s negotiation leader Karianne Hansen Heien. The strike is over, trade union leader Karianne Hansen heien is satisfied. Photo: Jon Petrusson / news Meeting closed door Jøran complained that the door was closed to the Salvation Army premises at Hveita in Trondheim. Now both he and others can look forward to the food distribution starting up again. The Salvation Army usually distributes between 100 and 150 food bags on Fridays. In addition to food bags being distributed on Fridays, anyone who wants it can get breakfast, coffee, coffee bread, and you can come in just to relax and warm up, before you get a bag of food. Many also come to apply for gift vouchers before Christmas. The offer is for people with substance abuse problems. Nevertheless, Jøran understood the strike. – They are workers. They must, they must. You have to show some solidarity with them too. The strike continues, and the door is thus closed on the premises of the Salvation Army at Hveita in Trondheim. Photo: Per Olav Alvestad Published 22.11.2024, at 18.54 Updated 22.11.2024, at 21.04



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