Our claim for compensation for imposed quarantine stay in connection with offshore work will be processed this autumn both in the ordinary courts as an ordinary wage claim and by the Labor Court for the understanding of the collective agreement, explains Karianne Rettedal, lawyer and head of the legal department in IE&FLT (former Industri Energi).
IE&FLT reached Friday morning an agreement with the Norwegian Shipping Association in the negotiations on the mobile rig agreement. - We have secured our members in the floating rig area a significant wage increase and a better pension, says union leader Frode Alfheim in IE&FLT.
– Several processes are ongoing in the legal system to pursue the claims for quarantine compensation for our members, says Karianne Rettedal, lawyer and head of the legal department at IE&FLT.
- The prize committee is focusing on the fight against the military regime in Myanmar and the importance of labor unions in the struggle for real democracy, including basic workers' rights, says Espen Løken, advisor at IE&FLT.
Nine brave IE&FLT members in the oil service company SLB UK have been in a tough fight for almost a year, they are striking for something as fundamental in Norwegian working life as a collective agreement.
Industri Energi has the pleasure of inviting representatives and employees of trade unions worldwide to nominate candidates for next year's award of the Arthur Svensson International Prize for trade union rights. The deadline is the 1st of January 2024.
Industri Energi and LO have informed the Norwegian Shipowners' Association that 51 members of Industri Energi Archer will go on a sympathy strike. This strike notice is a response to SLB UK's use of non-union labor to perform the tasks of our striking members on the Ekofisk field.
"Our first pilot case on quarantine compensation is scheduled for Sør-Rogaland District Court 20-24. November" says Karianne Rettedal, head of the legal department at Industri Energi.
On 28 June, Industri Energi reached an agreement in mediation with the Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
Unions and local unions have many important tasks in connection with wage settlements and potential strikes or lock-outs. This brochure …
