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NHO Service og Handel informs NTB around 9 pm, after eleven hours of forced mediation with the Ombudsman.
– We strongly apologize for the tension this labor dispute has on those who depend on security services, both in public and private spaces, says NHO Director of Service and Commerce, Anne Cecilie Kaltenborn.
The strike has been going on for a month now and the Ombudsman had requested a legal mediation between the parties NHO Service og Handel and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Norway and Parat.
The head of negotiations for the guards in Parat, Lars Petter Larsen, stated before the mediation that he awaited a solution and that employers have now realized how valuable the guards are in society.
– The guards should receive an agreement showing that they are approaching the average industrial worker wage. Additionally, the employer must recognize the stress of working nights and weekends, he says.
– We have complied with the employees’ side on their main demands and have offered good salary supplements, similar to what other groups have agreed to, says Kaltenborn at NHO.
– The security industry was hit early by the corona crisis, and they are still among the worst hit industries this fall, with around 1,000 employees laid off. Against this backdrop, it is very sad that the conflict continues now. The employee side cannot ignore the situation society and the security industry are in, he says.
After an escalation on Wednesday, 2,169 guards went on strike. So far, the strike has caused, among other things, the Oslo bus terminal to close at 8pm and the municipality of Trondheim has difficulty keeping a coronation testing station open.
