– Unfortunately, I have had no choice but to go to the compulsory wage board. The danger applies especially to patients who become acutely critically ill and need transport over longer distances, which can only be carried out by ambulance aircraft, Persen says when she meets the press on Tuesday. Alerts from the Norwegian Board of Health – In the afternoon yesterday, a warning came from the Norwegian Board of Health that in order to avoid danger to life and health, action must be taken in the conflict today, Tuesday 28 June. If this is not done, the Norwegian Board of Health believes that there will be a danger to life and health in the health service as a result of the ongoing conflict, she says. Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion Marte Mjøs Persen (Labor Party) intervenes with a compulsory wage board to end the aircraft technician strike. Aircraft technicians went on strike on Saturday 18 June after the mediation was interrupted in overtime. The introduction of a compulsory wage board rarely happens in Norway, says news’s financial commentator. – There must be compelling reasons. It is possible that it is about life and health, says Cecilie Bergem Becker. What is the flight technician conflict about? Aircraft technicians in the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) went on strike on Saturday 18 June after the mediation was interrupted in overtime. The core of the dispute has been the aircraft technicians’ demand of NOK 60 more per hour, which corresponds to a salary increase of 17 percent. NHO Luftfart has believed that this requirement is unrealistically high. The parties have both met for talks and been in a new round with the Ombudsman without this having yielded results. The airlines have had to cancel a large number of flights as a result of the conflict. The strike was escalated on Saturday 25 June, when a total of 145 aircraft technicians went on strike. On the night of Sunday 26 June, NHO implemented a so-called lockout, a legal tool in labor disputes. Lockout means a refusal to work, and the 450 aircraft technicians have been denied work in recent days. The lockout has led to a dramatic increase in the number of cancellations, and several air bases have been left without technicians to maintain the aircraft. The air ambulance can be put on the ground The planes in Alta, Kirkenes, Ålesund will be put on the ground during the day, if the technician does not reach the base or get a technical check in time, the Air Ambulance Service states in a press release. The government has notified the forced wage board in the aircraft technician strike. But the conflict has consequences that can affect emergency preparedness, writes the Air Ambulance Service. The core of the dispute has been the aircraft technicians’ demand of NOK 60 more per hour, which corresponds to a salary increase of 17 percent. NHO Aviation believes this is unrealistically high, and responded with a lockout. This means that the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization 450 aircraft technicians will not show up for work. – The conflict came at a demanding time After several talks and mediation attempts, the parties have not been able to find a solution. – We respect that the government considers the situation so serious that it has made this decision, says CEO Torbjørn Lothe in NHO Luftfart. – We have always sought to find a solution through negotiations and mediation. The conflict came at a very demanding time in the Norwegian economy and the aviation industry, and has been a great burden for everyone who has been affected. This has affected both travelers and Norwegian companies. It is unfortunate, he continues.
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