Fare for togstreik i morgen – ingen buss for tog – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Norwegian rail traffic hit by strike for the first time since 1998 when the Office mediator fail to mediate until a pension agreement for locomotive drivers within midnight Thursday.

Without a solution to the conflict stop all trains from at 06 Thursday two of the busiest job commuter routes – between Halden and Oslo and between Lillehammer and Oslo.

NSB is not going to insert bus for the train if there is a strike, nor reimburse taxi bills or other extra expenses for customers who have problems getting to work.

Both routes have more than 5,000 travelers daily on weekdays.

The social rules

– How is the social rules by a strike, which we obviously hope it does not become something of, said Communications Håkon Myhre NSB Dagbladet.

Two trains depart from Halden until 06 o’clock on Thursday morning, and they’ll eventually stop at the announced time if there are strikes.

– How will rail commuters deal Thursday morning if the situation is clarified tonight?

– It’s best to go into here on nsb.no and check timetables for the section in question, said Communications Håkon Myhre.

If not to agree on the train drivers pension basis, will initially train drivers 19 in Oslo, Lillestrøm Hamar, Moss and Halden be on strike from Thursday.

The basis for pension

Norwegian Lokomotiv Mann Association / LO and NSB / spectrum came together at the State mediator at 10 today.

The disagreement is due to the requirement, the basis for which train drivers should receive a pension of. NLF will that all income should be pensionable.

– It is seriously to be at the State mediator, but we have faith in a solution by midnight, says communications consultant NLFs Kristian Brustad said.

A large part of the salary of the train drivers is variable as well. About 10 percent of the salary is not pensionable, because well not provide full board.

Over 1500 members

imbalance allows an engine driver losing hundreds of thousands of board believes NLF, which has 1,595 members.

The pensionable income was also an issue in last year’s wage between Parties. Also this settlement ended at the State mediator, who brokered a settlement five hours of overtime, type NTB.

An escalation of a strike will usually only be implemented after four days, and without prejudice to rail traffic further before over Pentecost.

Pentecostal Closed

Completely independent of a strike situation, the National Rail do remedial work in Pentecost weekend on Jærbanen, Asker and Bærum and around Lillestrom.

Here you can read how it affects rail traffic locally.