As part of an ongoing pay dispute around 25.000 private sector workers threaten to go on strike that will start at April 1 2019. With the strike the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions and the smaller Confederation of Vocational Unions urge employers to meet their demands for higher wages in the sector. While the unions start with a strike in which 25.000 private sector workers will partake, they could extent this to some 190.000 workers. Government has appointed a mediator in order to try to prevent strike action.
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