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More than 8,000 bus drivers have gone on strike across the country. On Monday morning, there is still no contact between the employee side and the employer side.
Unibuss buses are still parked in Ulven in Oslo. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
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More than a week after bus drivers in Oslo and Viken went on strike, there are still no ongoing talks. This is what the communications director of the Professional Traffic Association Tormund Hansen Skinnarmo tells NTB.
– Nothing new, no contact, write in an SMS.
This weekend, the strike intensified and another 4,500 bus drivers joined the 3,800 drivers who had already quit their jobs.
A total of around 8,500 drivers are involved in the strike, which began on Sunday, September 20, when the mediation between NHO Transport and Spekter by the employers, and Yrkestrafikkforbundet, Fellesforbundet, Jernbaneforbundet and Fagforbundet by the employees, was interrupted.
Stuck on offer
Jon H. Stordrange, CEO of NHO Transport, also confirms to NTB that no contact has been made.
“The employer side is adamant on their offer, which provides wage growth at the same level that other occupational groups have received in this year’s deal,” he says.
Much of public transport is now paralyzed as a result of the breach of the wage agreement. On Saturday morning, bus drivers from Vestland, Trøndelag, Rogaland and Finnmark went on strike.
Concerned hospital management
Bergen is one of the cities affected by the escalation of the strike, something that worries the management of the Haukeland University Hospital.
– Of course we are concerned about the combination of covid-19 and infection, and the lack of bus transportation in our area, CEO E claim Hansen tells NRK.
The municipality of Bergen has recently been exposed to an outbreak of infection and has introduced various infection control measures.
The hospital management now encourages staff and patients to walk or bike if they can.
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