No dialogue between the parties – fear chaos on Monday – NRK Vestland

– I hope that most people have realized that there is a strike, but I am afraid it will be chaos on Monday.

This is what Trude Valle, regional leader of the Professional Traffic Association in Western Norway and a member of the negotiating committee, says.

First, bus drivers from Oslo and Viken went on strike. On Saturday morning the strike intensified and now the pilots are also on strike in Vestland, Trøndelag, Rogaland, Nordland, Agder and Møre og Romsdal.

In total, around 8,500 drivers have been eliminated. They are on strike for better working time arrangements, higher wages and greater security.

On Sunday night, there is still no dialogue between employees and employers.

I think it might be an expensive week

Some have taken the fall break. But in most counties, school and work are still in full swing, even in Trøndelag.

Thea Vikstrøm from Trondheim often takes the bus two or three times a day, even to and from work. It’s set up for this week to be hectic and expensive.

– Either it takes me a long time because I have to walk or I have to take a taxi, says Vikstrøm when NRK meets her on Sunday afternoon.

He also expects it to be more chaotic due to more cars in traffic.

Morten André Waclawczyk thinks so too. He is on the strike committee of the Trondheim Union and was on strike on Sunday afternoon.

– I think there may be a lot of cars. And little with parking spaces, I think. Just today, on a Sunday, there are an incredible number of cars outside, says Waclawczyk.

– Compassion for those who do not make it to work and school

Waclawczyk was on strike at Sorgenfri in Trondheim on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by green city buses in a row. This is how they should park until the strike is called off.

– We are in a good mood and eager to attack. We have demanded it for a long time, we have waited 13 years, he says.

But he feels the consciences of the people of Trondheim sting a bit.

– We see how many depend on us, and we sympathize with those who do not make it to work and school. But right now we have to prioritize, says Waclawczyk.

We are in a good mood and eager to attack. here we are well on strike during the day, because we have demanded it for a long time. we have been waiting 13 years.

– Avoid traveling

Trains, trams, subways, urban railways and speedboats are not affected by the strike. Therefore, the pressure on these travel options can be great.

Skyss, who is responsible for public transportation in the part of Vestland that is ancient Hordaland, is very clear on its appeal:

– Don’t travel unless you have to, Skyss director Målfrid Vik Sønstabø tells NRK.