June 17, 2022 at 21:15 Danger of air strike from midnight The deadline for mediation between NHO Luftfart and the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) is approaching. Three hours before the midnight deadline, there was still no agreement. The parties met at the Ombudsman on Friday at 10. Then NFO leader Jan Skogseth told TV 2 that the parties were far apart, and that the probability of a strike was imminent. At 20 o’clock the parties still sat together at the Ombudsman At 21 o’clock the parties still sat together at the Ombudsman. According to mediator Carl Petter Martinsen, it is likely that it will be mediated in overtime. – But that presupposes that the parties are willing to do so, and that question has not been clarified yet, he told TV 2 shortly after 9 pm. Both Norwegian, SAS and Widerøe will be affected by a possible strike, and more departures will be canceled. Initially, a resignation was announced for 31 aircraft technicians. From 20 June, the strike will escalate. Then 75 new members will be taken out on strike, which corresponds to around a quarter of the aircraft technicians. (NTB)
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