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Norway Labour union leader claims ‘big victory’ [Newsinenglish.no] 09-04-2024

Norway Unions Reach Wage Deal to Avert Large Strike [Bloomberg] 08-04-2024

Norway / UK Kielland disaster: Families seeking answers 44 years on [BBC] 27-03-2024

Norway Oil workers prevailed in a historic strike [Arthur Svensson Prize] 28-02-2024

Norway When workers in Norway should expect a pay rise in 2024 [The Local] 26-01-2024

Norway / Sweden Norway’s largest private sector labour union joins Danish unions in Tesla blockade in support of Swedish workers [The Globe and Mail] 06-12-2023

Norway Quality education, international solidarity, and addressing the teacher shortage are imperatives for unionists around the world [EI] 13-11-2023

Norway Fellesforbundet holds successful congress, celebrates remarkable growth and achievements [BWI] 26-10-2023

Norway Threat to Norway’s migrant workers after new law faces challenge [The Guardian] 16-10-2023

Norway Norway ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment [ILO] 09-10-2023


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Norway Khaing Zar Aung receives Arthur Svensson Prize for trade union rights 2024-04-12 [BWI]

Norway Khaing Zar Aung wins Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2024-04-12 [UNI Global Union]

Workers, employers agree 5.2% wage increase 2024-04-09 [The Times]

Labour union leader claims ‘big victory’ 2024-04-09 [Newsinenglish.no]

Unions Reach Wage Deal to Avert Large Strike 2024-04-08 [Bloomberg]

UK Kielland disaster: Families seeking answers 44 years on 2024-03-27 [BBC]

Oil workers prevailed in a historic strike 2024-02-28 [Arthur Svensson Prize]

Global Second union meeting with NBIM focuses on advancing workers’ rights, peace 2024-02-22 [UNI Global Union]

When workers in Norway should expect a pay rise in 2024 2024-01-26 [The Local]

Norway Scotland Salmon farming giant Mowi's 'double standards' in treatment of Norwegian and Scots workers 2024-01-07 [The Daily Record]

Norway Salidarnast leader speaks about repression in Belarus at Oslo conference 2023-12-13 [salidarnast.info]

Sweden Norway union joins Tesla blockade in support for Swedish workers 2023-12-07 [Saltwire]

Sweden Norway’s largest private sector labour union joins Danish unions in Tesla blockade in support of Swedish workers 2023-12-06 [The Globe and Mail]

  JOB   New job: Consultant for Study on just transition and gender equality 2023-11-16 [LO Norway]

Quality education, international solidarity, and addressing the teacher shortage are imperatives for unionists around the world 2023-11-13 [EI]

Fellesforbundet holds successful congress, celebrates remarkable growth and achievements 2023-10-26 [BWI]

Threat to Norway’s migrant workers after new law faces challenge 2023-10-16 [The Guardian]

Norway ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment 2023-10-09 [ILO]

Small group of Norway oil service workers threaten strike action 2023-09-07 [Reuters]

SLB UK strike on the Ekofisk field: Sympathy strike announcement 2023-09-06 [Industri Energi]

Date is now set for the first trial on quarantine compensation 2023-08-29 [Industri Energi]

IndustriALL and Aker renew global framework agreement 2023-08-25 [IndustriALL]

Truth and Reconciliation: the responsibility of education and teachers towards Sami, Kven and Forest Finn communities in Norway 2023-08-09 [Education International]

Norway Norwegian parliamentarians became 'godparents' to Belarusian political prisoners 2023-06-28 [salidarnast.info]

More than 900 Norway oil drilling workers may strike from June 29 2023-06-13 [Natural Gas World]

Trade unionists went on strike for higher pay. This was the outcome 2023-05-30 [Fri fagbevegelse]

Norway tightens rules on hired labour 2023-05-30 [Nordic Labour Journal]

May 1 Announcement of the Contemporary Marxist Trend 2023-05-07 [https://www.marxist-trend.org]

Strike ends in victory, workers get higher wages 2023-04-26 [BWI]

Major strikes loom from Sunday 2023-04-14 [News in English From Norway]

SLB UK staff working ’30 hour shifts’ to strike this week 2023-03-30 [Energy Voice]

Oil service company threatens to fire employees who participate in the strike 2023-03-22 [Industri Energi]

Global UNI and affiliates meet with Norwegian investment fund to discuss progress on workers' rights 2023-03-09 [UNI Global Union]

25 per cent of workers say they have lost influence 2023-02-27 [Nordic Labour Journal]

Social and policy dialogue, a key to union renewal? 2023-02-14 [Education International]

Have you experienced sexual harassment at work? This is what you can do 2022-12-01 [Fri fagbevegelse]

'Yellow' trade union struggles to gain foothold 2022-10-31 [Nordic Labour Journal]

Norway Nominations open for 2023 Arthur Svensson Prize for Trade Union Rights 2022-10-17 [BWI]

UNI, HK Norway, and FSU Norway welcome publication of Norges’ expectations on the workforce and calls for strong implementation 2022-09-15 [UNI Global Union]

Teacher strike in Norway! 2022-08-20 [EI]

Strike within electrochemical industry 2022-08-15 [Industri Energi]

Electrochemical industry workers to strike from Monday 2022-08-14 [Market Screener]

Government Intervenes To End Oil And Gas Workers' Strike 2022-07-08 [Deep Dive]

Government ends oil and gas strike 2022-07-06 [Deutsche Welle]

Norway oil and gas workers to strike on Tuesday, cutting output 2022-07-05 [Regina Leader-Post]

Brent up as strike in Norway threatens to disrupt oil, gas output 2022-07-05 [CNBC]

Oil and gas workers start strike, cutting output 2022-07-05 [Saltwire]

Oil and gas labour union to escalate planned strike from July 6 2022-07-02 [Reuters]

When can I take my holidays? Here are 10 questions and answers 2022-07-01 [Fri fagbevegelse]

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This month in labour history


21-05-1941 A actors strike beginds after six actors were sacked for refusing to do radio work for the Nazis. The strike shut all theatres in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim and lasted five weeks despite Gestapo repression. [more]