The Norwegian Civil Servants Affiliation (NTL) has despatched a press launch after the LO Stats board selected Monday to not go on strike, though the members refused to vote within the preliminary vote for the settlement that was on the desk.
– When there isn’t any strike with such a majority, we imagine that the democracy of the members is put aside. After all, we can not make a brand new primary settlement in the identical scenario, says the top of the federation in NTL, Kjersti Barsok.
Three out of 4 voted no
Within the press launch, NTL characterizes the choice as “democratic and hair-raising”.
There have been sufficient members to vote for the outcome to be binding, and three out of 4 votes had been “no”.
– When such a big share of the members vote for the present settlement, we thought of it fully clear that there can be a strike, says Barsok.
Listed below are the vote numbers within the State of the LO:
Variety of voters: 41.513
Variety of votes solid: 28,329 (68.2 per cent)
The variety of votes is: 6,398 (22.6 per cent)
Quantity with out votes: 21,608 (76.3 per cent)
Rejection/clean quantity: 430
NTL and SL (Nationwide Affiliation of Faculties) voted in opposition to the proposal for a brand new collective settlement that got here to the desk through the mediation. Since then, they’ve mobilized members on a big scale to vote within the major vote.
Though NTL has lengthy been the biggest LO confederation within the state, they don’t have a majority within the negotiating committee or on the board. The settlement will now go to a voluntary wage board, which is able to determine how the collective settlement will proceed.
– We’ve got by no means acquired a lot attendance and help, and we need to thank our members for that, says Barsok.
93 p.c voted no
In SL, 93 p.c of those that took half in the principle vote voted with out the outcome.
– Our members are actually disenchanted, who stated that the results of the negotiations was not clear, that they aren’t in a position to strike for a greater settlement. However the LO Stat board has determined that an settlement for all staff within the state is most essential at the moment and that it’s in favor of a voluntary wage board, says first vice chairman Jon Oddvar Holthe in SL.
The nationwide affiliation of faculties affiliated to LO Stat has 69 members. Lots of them work as academics in Sami higher secondary colleges.
Background: On account of the state association there was a cut up in LO: – Is the most effective factor we might do
– He takes it very significantly
The pinnacle of LO Stat Egil André Aas doesn’t need to touch upon the traits of NTL in right now’s choice. He factors out that the choice has been taken by the LO Stat board, and that this board represents the breadth of unions.
Earlier right now, LO Stat issued a press launch explaining the evaluation to nearly all of the board.
– The preliminary vote ended when the members stated no to the outcome, which we take very significantly. Nonetheless, we should additionally take a look at the potential of what we try to attain by way of a strike arrange in opposition to what we are able to obtain in a voluntary tribunal. Our board believes the latter must be tried, says Aas.