Friday the votes among the members of The Confederation of Trade unions (LO) was counted, and 64.4% voted in favour of strike. About 45% of the total norwegian workforce are organized in LO. And about 20% of the workforce is unionized in other trade unions which will have their collective bargaining later this spring. What does the newspapers write: Dagbladet, one of Norway's three largest newspapers, has on its front-page photos of the managing directors of the largest companies in Norway saying: "These are the guilty ones", because they have increased their wages a lot more than the workers. And the Prime Minister says that he understands very well that the union members have decided to strike, and that it is wrong that the bosses have increased their income so much. The strike is starting quite softly. Only one tenth of the members of LO will be in strike the first days of the strike. Those are construction workers and workers working in hotels and breweries and factories which make sweets and snacks and in transportation and restaurants. Later on more can join the strike. It is ecpected that the strike can last for a long time. -- All the best Tor Førde email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
