The teachers’ strike in Norway stepped up again on Monday, with 1,800 new education professionals joining the industrial action.
On Sunday, the Education Association and The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) met with the ombudsman, but talks broke down after around two hours.
“They (KS) show no signs of movement, it is very deadlocked,” Steffen Handal, head of the Education Association, told Norwegian newswire NTB.
Handal fears that the two parties will be unable to reach an agreement, and the government will refer the two parties to a compulsory wage board to thrash out a deal.
However, the national mediation service said there would be fresh talks between the two parties shortly.
Teachers are striking over wage growth in recent years. The decision to strike came following the collective bargaining agreement with the public sector with The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS).
The public sector accepted KS’s offer as a whole, but teachers have decided to strike as they feel they’ve gotten a raw deal in the last few agreements.
Industrial action is currently affecting over a dozen municipalities and all of the country’s counties except Oslo.
In Norway, counties are responsible for funding high schools, while the local municipality funds other schools. This is why the strikes are spread across the county and municipal levels.
Over the last week, a number of groups have called on the government to force the strike to an end. However, it would be unusual for the government to end the strike as it typically only forces parties to a compulsory wage board when there is a threat to public health. Additionally, the strike is complicated by the teachers’ right to strike and pupils’ right to education.
Schools affected by 7th walkout on September 19th:
Agder County
Arendal videregående skole
Sam Eyde videregående skole
Arendal Municipality
Arendal voksenopplæring
Asdal skole
Birkelund skole
Eydehavn skole
Flosta skole
Flosta skole SFO
Hisøy skole 1-10 skoler
Moltemyr skole
Myra skole
Nedenes skole
Nesheim skole
Roligheden skole barne-/ungdomstrinnet
Rykene oppvekstsenter avd skole
Sandnes skole
Stinta skole barne- og ungdomstrinnet
Strømmen oppvekstsenter avd skole
Stuenes skole barne- og ungdomstrinn
Bergen Municipality
Christi krybbe skoler
Eidsvåg skole
Flaktveit skole
Haukedalen skole
Haukås skole
Hellen skole
Holen skole
Hordvik skole
Kalvatræet skole
Kirkevoll skole
Kjøkkelvik skole
Krohnengen skole
Kyrkjekrinsen skole
Li skole
Mjølkeråen skole
Møhlenpris oppveksttun avd skole
Nattland oppveksttun - skole
Nordnes skole
Ny krohnborg skole
Olsvik skole
Rolland skole
Rå skole
Rådalslien skole
Salhus skule
Sandgotna skole
Skranevatnet skole
Tertnes skole
Ulsetskogen skole
Åstveit skole
Bødø Municipality
Alstad barneskole
Aspåsen skole
Bankgata ungdomsskole
Bodøsjøen skole
Grønnåsen skole
Hunstad barneskole
Løpsmark skole
Mørkvedbukta skole
Mørkvedmarka skole
Rønvik skole
Saltstraumen skole
Saltvern skole
Skaug oppvekstsenter
Tverlandet skole
Østbyen skole
Bærum Municipality
Anna Krefting skole
Bekkestua barneskole
Bjørnegård skole
Blommenholm skole
Bryn og Hammerbakken skole Bryn skole
Bryn og Hammerbakken skole Hammerbakken skole
Eikeli skole
Eiksmarka skole
Emma Hjorth skole
Evje skole
Grav skole
Gullhaug skole
Haslum skole
Hauger skole
Hosle skole
Hosletoppen skole
Hundsund ungdomsskole
Høvik skole
Høvik verk skole
Jar skole
Jong skole
Levre skole
Lommedalen skole
Lysaker skole
Løkeberg skole
Oksenøya skole
Ringstabekk skole
Rykkinn skole
Skui skole
Snarøya skole
Stabekk skole
Storøya skole
Tanum skole
Vøyenenga skole
Haugesund Municipality
Austrheim skole
Gard skole
Brakahaug skole
Hauge skole
Lillesund skole
Rossabø skole
Saltveit skole
Skåredalen skole
Solvang skole
Lillestrøm Municipality
Asak skole
Bingsfoss ungdomsskole
Blaker skole
Brånås skole
Bråtejordet skole
Dalen skole
Frogner skole
Garderåsen skole
Gjellerås skole
Hovinhøgda skole
Kjeller skole
Riddersand skole
Sagdalen skole
Sten-tærud skole
Sørum skole
Vardeåsen skole
Vigernes skole
Åsenhangen skole
Møre Og Romsdal County
Hustadvika vidaregåande skole
Porsgrunn Municipality
Borge skole
Brattås skole
Brevik oppvekstsenter avd skole
Grønli skole
Heistadskolene avd barn
Klevstrand skole
Myrene skole
Stridsklev skole
Tveten skole
Vestsiden skole
Steinkjer Municipality
Mære skole
Steinkjer skole
Troms og Finnmark County
Ishavsbyen videregående skole
Tromsø Municipality
Tromstun skole
Trøndelag County
Byåsen videregående skole
Charlottenlund videregående skole
Heimdal videregående skole
Skjetlein videregående skole
Strinda videregående skole
Thora storm videregående skole
Tiller videregående skole
Trondheim katedralskole
Vestland County
Askøy videregående skole
Knarvik vidaregåande skule
Sotra vidaregåande skule
Viken County
Eikeli videregående skole
Rosenvilde videregående skole
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