Possible construction strike from April 15, 2026 (building trades) and April 20, 2026 (building industry)
CanceledLast Updated:
Fellesforbundet (LO) broke off negotiations with NHO Byggenæringen on March 26, 2026 over the building trades and building industry agreements. Mediation will proceed; if it fails, a strike could start on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 for the building trades (FOB) and on Monday, April 20, 2026 for the building industry. The action would affect construction sites nationwide.
This alert was originally created on 1 April 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 16, 2026
🛑 Canceled
Agreement reached in the Building Trades (FOB) mediation on April 15, 2026, so the planned April 15 strike was averted. The separate Building Industry dispute remains in forced mediation (set for April 18) with a possible strike on April 20 still unchanged.
Apr 15, 2026
⏸ Suspended
Mediation between Fellesforbundet and NHO Byggenæringen continued past the April 14/15 deadline, and employees were instructed to meet at work as normal. The planned April 15, 2026 building-trades strike is on hold while talks continue; no new start time announced. The April 20, 2026 building-industry plan remains unchanged.
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Affected Locations
- Nationwide
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