NHO and the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) broke off negotiations on Saturday night, and 31 aircraft technicians have gone on strike. The parties met on Sunday night for a new attempt. But the meeting ended around 20:45 – without them having reached an agreement, something TV2 first reported. – Now nothing has been agreed. They have gone their separate ways, says CEO Torbjørn Lothe of NHO Luftfart. – It’s stuck. There are ultimate demands from NHO and no real willingness to negotiate from the employer side. The delegation travels home, says NFO leader Jan Skogseth. It was a wage demand from the union that led to a break in the mediation on Saturday night. They want an increase of 60 kroner per hour, a wage increase of approx. 18 percent. And that requirement they refused to fire on Sunday, according to NHO. Torbjørn Lothe in NHO Luftfart still believes the union’s demands are unreasonable. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpix – They think it is reasonable, and we can not give, all the time nurses and bus drivers get around 3.7 percent. Then you torpedo the premises for what the wage settlement should be, says Lothe. – We ask them to orientate the requirements so we can find solutions within a justifiable framework. Canceled departures This means that the strike will escalate from midnight. On Monday, 75 new technicians can be taken out. In total, around a quarter of all NFO members will then be on strike, which will be felt at the airports. But the airlines have so far asked all travelers to show up at the airport, unless they are told otherwise. The companies SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe are the companies affected by the strike. They are currently planning for the traffic to go as normal on Monday. But in the event of unforeseen mistakes, travelers can be affected, according to information director Silje Brandvoll in Widerøe. – We are fewer people, so if something acute occurs, it can in the worst case lead to delays or cancellations, she says. She asks travelers to show up, but be aware that there will be fewer employees. On Sunday, the company had to cancel four flights. – Trade union crushing The union, for its part, defends its claim that there is a great need for aircraft technicians, but difficult to recruit. Therefore, wages must rise sharply, they believe. Jan Skogseth, leader of the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization Photo: news They have also accused NHO of opposing trade union organization. According to Jan Skogseth in the organization, NHO will change who they can negotiate on behalf of. – The other party will remove the right to bargain for certain member groups who previously had this right. This is union crushing, said Skogseth.
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