Mediation between HK Norway and Virke starts on Sunday. If the parties do not come to terms, there will be a strike in the duty-free trade at three of the largest airports from Tuesday.
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– HK Norway meets Virke at the Riksmekleren on 28 April. If there is no agreement, HK Norway will withdraw its members from TRN at Oslo Airport, Flesland and Værnes.
This applies to members at Oslo Airport, Flesland and Værnes.
The duty-free sales at these places may close if there is a strike, HK Norway writes in a press release.
If HK in Norway and Virke do not agree before the deadline expires at midnight on the night of 30 April, there will be a strike from the beginning of working hours on Tuesday 30 April, they write in the press release.
In addition to TRN, HK Norway warns that a great many stores in Norgesgruppen and Coop will be taken out. These are well-known stores such as Meny, Kiwi and Coop Extra.
HK Norway also has strong clubs also within the building supply chains. Here, HK announces that they will withdraw a number of Byggmakker and Løvenskiold.
The sample includes just over 4,256 HK members distributed across businesses across the country.
– We take the companies where we have members and fighting power, says union leader Christopher Beckham in a comment to the press release.
HK Norway believes that people will notice a strike from day one.
– Our members work in shops we all see and use every day. Many will probably notice when the local Coop store or the entire Taxfree at Gardermoen closes, says Beckham.
HK Norway’s most important demands in these negotiations are increased purchasing power, a proper competence reform and an increased allowance for Sundays. HK Norway feels that the employer’s proposals would make the working conditions for employees in the merchandise trade worse, and that the employees would lose purchasing power.
– I feel that there is no will to meet our demands. Then we have nothing more to do here, said HK’s confederation leader Christopher Beckham after the break with Virke was a fact.
In an earlier version of this case, Handel og Kontor was quoted as saying that the duty-free sales “will close” in the event of a strike. The organization has since updated its press release to “will be able to close”. This case was updated on 24/04/2024 at 17:10.
