Atotalof190employeesinlaundriesanddrycleanerswentonstrikelastFriday,afteritsbreakinmediationbetweenNHO’sNorwegianIndustryandtradeunionIndustryEnergy.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Compulsory arbitration stops laundry strike – Aftenbladet.no
LabourandSocialAffairsRobertEriksson(FRP)announcedonWednesdaycompulsoryarbitrationandIndustrialEnergyconfirmsthatthestrikersreturntowork.
-IgotinlatelastnightMessagefromtheBoardofHealththatstillstrikewouldcreateacomplexandunpredictablesituationforhospitalsandnursinghomesinRogaland,Vest-AgderandNord-Trøndelag.AftertheNorwegianBoardofHealthwastheriskthatitcouldcausedangertolifeandhealthsignificantlyelevated,saysEriksson.
Thestrikehasledtostaffathospitalsandnursinghomeshavenotbeenwashedtheiruniformsandlinensthathavenotbeenwashed.
Smallhappy
15companiesweretakenoutinthestrike,whichmainlyaffectedlaundriesStavanger,BergenandTrondheimwhoperformcleaningandconditioningforoffshorecompaniesandprivate.Butlaundrieswhotookassignmentsforhospitalsandotherhealthinstitutionswerethereforecoveredbythestrikewithdrawal.
Erikssonisnotsatisfiedwiththatresponsibilityfortheconsequencesoftheconflictendedwiththegovernmentsayingthatitisthepartiesthemselveswhoinitiallyresponsibletofindasolution.
-Asthesituationdeveloped,ImeanthatIhadnochoice,saysLabourandSocialAffairs.
PoliceReview
IndustrialEnergysaysonitswebsitethatthepartieswerecalledtoErikssonat1pmonWednesday.
Steepfrontslaundrystrike
TuesdayNRKannouncedthatthefederationrevieweremployersforwhattheybelieveisaviolationofPenalCodeprovisiononthedutytopreventdangertolifeandhealth.
-ThattheMinisterisobligedtostoplaundrystrikewithcompulsoryarbitrationtoavertdangertolifeandhealth,stressingtheurgencythatlaybehindmypolicereport,saysunionleaderLeifSande.
ManagingSteinLier-HansenofNorwegianManufacturingtermedreviewjunkclaimingIndustryEnergypresentsthecaseincorrectly.
Norwegianindustryhappy
Lier-Hansenispleasedthatthegovernmentnowprovidesforbringthestriketoanend.Hebelievesthatthestrikewasalmostdoomedtoendincompulsoryarbitration,accordingtoNorwegianindustry.
LaundryStrikeframesplatforms
-Thestrikeledafteronlyafewdaystomajordisruptionsforseveralmajorhospitals.Itsaysthattheunionknewwhattheyweredoingandunderstoodwhattheconsequenceswouldbe,accordingLier-Hansen.
Requirementsforpermanentpayraise
ThereasonforthebreakinthenegotiationswasthattheemployerorganizationNorwegianindustrywouldnotcomplywiththerequirementofapermanentpayraiseforemployeesatthecountry’slaundryanddry-cleaningbusinesses,announcedIndustriEnergiwhenthestrikewasafact.
Todayservestheemployeesofthelaundryanddrycleaningestablishments,mainlywomen,86percentoftheaverageindustrialwage,accordingtotheassociation.(©NTB)
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