After almost twelve hours of overtime, Norsk Olje og Gass agreed with the trade unions. The result gives offshore employees a total salary supplement of NOK 32,200. – We are pleased that we have managed to reach an agreement on a demanding settlement, says negotiation leader in Industri Energi, Lill-Heidi Bakkerud. The financial framework is in line with the front subject. About 7,300 employees are covered by the shelf agreements. The other two unions, Lederne and Safe, will send the result to a referendum with a response deadline of 30 June. Stretched far Norwegian Oil and Gas says they have gone far in the negotiations. – At the same time, we are satisfied that we managed to avoid a labor dispute on the Norwegian shelf, says negotiator Elisabeth Brattebø Fenne. Now the members of Safe will decide if the negotiating job was good enough. – We have two tough days with mediation here in Oslo. The offer that was finally on the table was chosen by Safe’s negotiating committee to send for a referendum, says union leader Hilde-Marit Rysst. Furthermore, drilling and catering will receive a lag supplement of NOK 6,238. The shift and night supplement will be increased by NOK 4 to NOK 87 per hour. The conference supplement will be increased by NOK 5 to NOK 109 per hour. The allowance for holy days goes from 2120 kroner to 2200 kroner per day. National Broker Mats Ruland and co-broker Richard Saue finally managed to reach an agreement for the NCS employees. Photo: Helge Tvedten / news The general wage supplement and change in rates apply from 1 June 2022. Could have consequences for oil production Meklinga start Friday. The three unions; Safe, Lederne and Industri Energi had to get help from national broker Mats Ruland to reach an agreement with the employers’ organization Norsk Olje og Gass. – I do not know how long we will stay seated, wrote national mediator Mats Ruland to NTB just before 8.30. If there had been a strike, it could have had consequences for production in several fields, according to Norwegian Oil and Gas. In addition, there is currently an audit stop at Valhall until 24 June. A strike could lead to the start-up having to be postponed, they claim. Industri Energi, on the other hand, believes that the strike will in principle not affect production on the Norwegian shelf. Want to increase purchasing power After two days of negotiations in early May, the parties stated that they had not managed to reach an agreement. Thus, it led to mediation with national mediator Mats Ruland. – We go to mediation with the goal of increasing purchasing power for the members and further development of our collective agreements, says Bakkerud. 276 employees who work with drilling on between other Oseberg platforms can be taken out on strike. Photo: Øyvind Sætre, Aibel Real wage growth was highlighted as an important piece also by union leader Audun Ingvartsen in Lederne after the negotiations were broken. – The offer was on a par with the front subject. But the estimated price growth this year, and the historical wage development for offshore employees with, among other things, a decline in real wages last year, indicated that the Managers could not accept an offer that did not lead to real wage growth, he said. Drilling, catering and operators The three unions announced resignation for a total of 845 members. These would have been taken out on strike: 251 operator employees in Equinor who work at Njord A and Johan Sverdrup phase 2, and also members of Aker BP who work at Valhall. (Industri Energi) 46 members in catering who work at three housing facilities – Safe Boreas, Floatel Endurance and Floatel Superior. (Industri Energi) 276 members on drilling working on the installations Oseberg B, Oseberg C; Oseberg Sør, Oseberg Aust, Ringhorne and Kvitebjørn. (Industry Energy). 40 operator employees are drawn from Oseberg Sør and Oseberg Aust, and also Gudrun. (Safe) 158 members on drilling are drawn from the Oseberg fields, Ringhorne and Kvitebjørn, and also substitutes. (Safe) 74 operator employees who work at Gudrun, Oseberg Sør and Oseberg Aust. (The leaders).
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