Full strike quarrel after the hotel guest is stopped: – Just sue us – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): – This is a behavior that is beyond all custom. Frying guards engaged in illegal boycott by physically preventing guests and goods in and out of the hotel, says Jostein Hansen, chief negotiator and lawyer in the Norwegian Hospitality Association, told Dagbladet.

Radisson Blu Scandinavia in Oslo, formerly called SAS hotel, closed its doors day after strike in the hospitality industry began.

Prevents access

On Ascension ensured unionized employees and managers that certain operations could be resumed. This led to a confrontation between striking workers and guards.

The video at the top of the case shows how pickets prevents a guest to get into the hotel Friday afternoon, writes Filter News.

– Zero understanding

NHO working to bring actions against individuals and organizations, and believe they have a good foundation.

– I have zero understanding of this type of behavior. We have some photos and video showing this, Hansen says.

As expected

Tore Skjelstad Aune, president of the United Federation of Oslo and Akershus, reports great atmosphere outside the Radisson hotel and is even on the spot when Dagbladet contact.

– They’ll just sue me, he said.

– NHO expects us to stand on the other side of the street and watch. NHO believes that this is work involving is expected from our side.

He believes that strike the guards are not physical, they are straight up and down with his hands on the sides of the body.

Quiet behavior

– They behaved and quiet. I stand strongly critical of hotel management and security guards. There are reports of scuffles and dings from them, he said.

Skjelstad Aune believes strike guards just makes it tighter and more difficult for guests to enter the hotel.

– And it is entirely legal, he said.

Obligation to keep open

NHO lawyer has been in contact with the United Federation centrally.

– We ask them do something about the situation, but we have not received any response so far, says Hansen.

He points out that the hotel has the right and duty to remain open when there are employees who are not organized attached to the hotel.

– the company has a responsibility towards them. And they have responsibility over to guests. If you have the opportunity to stay open, they are subject to it.

Federation is in good spirits and will endure to the hotel closes again.

– We’re going to stand here we have nothing else to do during the day, says Skjelstad Aune.

– Do not encouraged this

Communications Vidar Grønli in Fellesforbundet central statements on a general basis, but do not care for that strike guards physically prevents guests into the hotel.

– it’s something the strikers in Oslo must stand. We try to be polite and calm the situation, and do not let us provoke the hotel management has decided, says Grønli Dagbladet.

He believes that such behavior is not in line with their policies.

– We have not encouraged this, he says.