LO Stats members voted no to the wage settlement – are in favor of a voluntary wage board

The results of the primary vote was made clear simply earlier than the weekend, and it ended with the members saying no to the consequence that had been negotiated. This consequence would initially result in a strike within the state from Friday 21 June.

– Our members are clear. This settlement isn’t adequate and due to this fact the board of LO Stat has rejected it, says LO chief Peggy Hessen Følsvik.

– The preliminary vote ended with the members saying no to the consequence, which we take very critically. Nonetheless, we should additionally contemplate the potential for what we wish to obtain by a strike arrange towards what we are able to obtain in a voluntary tribunal. Our board believes the latter needs to be tried, says Egil André Aas, head of LO Stat.

The federal government’s aim stands

The board of LO Stat handled the matter on Monday after which determined that they needed it handled by a voluntary wage board.

The board considers that they don’t have a lot probability of reaching main adjustments by putting – based mostly on the truth that the Lecturers and Unio didn’t obtain something of their strike earlier than a obligatory wage board was established.

– Now we now have requested the Nationwide Wages Board to resolve the dispute with LO Stat concerning the new major tariff settlement within the state and thus keep away from one other strike. Our aim of equal agreements and management over wage improvement within the state nonetheless stands, says Minister for Digitalization and Administration Karianne Tung (Ap).

Rage towards the choice

The Norwegian Civil Service Affiliation (NTL) rages towards the choice, calling it undemocratic and hair-raising.

“The affiliation needed an settlement that secures the entire group, and due to this fact urged the members to vote no, which an amazing majority did. There was a document excessive turnout within the major vote, with a consequence which, in keeping with the statutes, is binding for LO Stat”, writes NTL in a press launch.

– When there isn’t a strike with such a majority, we consider that member democracy is put aside. In fact, we can’t enter into a brand new major settlement in the identical state of affairs, says confederation chief in NTL, Kjersti Barsok.

A whopping 76 per cent of the members who solid a vote within the major referendum in LO Stat voted no. The turnout was 68.2 per cent. In complete, over 21,000 of LO Stats’ members voted no to the settlement, whereas solely 6,400 voted sure.

Stopped strike

The wage settlement within the state happened in Could, and the Lecturers and Unio went on strike. These strikes had been stopped by a obligatory wage board after one and two weeks respectively.

The most important LO confederation within the state, NTL, has all the time been towards the results of the wage settlement within the state. On the similar time, it isn’t notably engaging to go on strike initially of the summer time holidays.

Voluntary wage board implies that the board proceedings turn into binding for each events, the place they haven’t reached an settlement via negotiations or mediation.

The time for the tribunal proceedings isn’t but clear.