From Sunday morning to 26,000 being out on strike – Dagbladet.no

Saturday night it still remains to find a solution on several heavy question of Norwegian Industry and the United Federation, which initially have until midnight on Sunday.

If mediation does not end in an agreement, the 26,000 trade union members go on strike Sunday at 06.

– we try us at no record attempts here, but we’re not going to agree before the deadline has expired. When reaching the core of a dispute, where the interests are so different, it goes slowly. There is no “quick fix” for both parties must live with the results, says Dalseide NTB Saturday night.

800 Companies

Expect walkout of 800 companies affiliated Norwegian industry and businesses associated employer has directly deal with.

– The clubs our must mobilize and prepare in case a strike, says communications manager Vidar Grønli in Federation said.

– They must find premises for mustering meetings, identifying strike vests and materials they have available and figure out how to organize the strike practical.

Aibel warns

CEO Jan Skogseth oil supplier company Aibel will at all costs avoid a strike scenario.

– The timing is the worst, he says to Dagens Næringsliv.

At Aibel are 600 employees taken out in a strike.

– The consequences of a strike now is dramatically negative. The industry is struggling enough already, and we do not need it as well, turn Skogseth fixed.

Fellesforbundet overview shows that most will be taken out of the oil-dominated western counties Hordaland (4035 employees) and Rogaland ( 3505 employees) by a possible strike.

– Strike Will

Agreement in the so-called front subject is particularly important because it provides an important basis for other mediations spring.

However, the parties have come with fresh demands. Employers have pointed to oil downturn, weak economic growth and rising unemployment as arguments for a very moderate settlement.

The employees for their part concerned that purchasing power is maintained and that arrangements surrounding travel provisions, such as living away from home as well, not changes in their disfavor. Strikes can not be excluded.

– A strike will affect employers, which we believe is right. It can also affect the public in the long term, but in principle, the frame employers, says Grønli.

– Strike Will is present, certainly. We have received signals that people are prepared both solution and conflict.

LO-tops meet Sunday

board was also a hotly debated issue in advance of the settlement.

But after the NTB understand, is it likely that the main issues surrounding the pension is lifted out of the negotiations in front subject.

Fellesforbundet broke mediation with Norwegian Industry Tuesday, which gave parties four days to reach agreement.

(NTB).