Norway hotel and restaurant strike — Riksavtalen (from 19 April 2026; further action from 3 May 2026)
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On 28 April 2026, Fellesforbundet announced a further expansion from 3 May: 1,161 additional workers at 98 companies will join the nationwide hotel, restaurant and catering strike. The new wave includes canteens at major industrial sites (e.g., Stord, Kongsberg, Haugesund). Talks with NHO Reiseliv remain stalled.
This alert was originally created on 1 April 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 29, 2026
Fellesforbundet announced on 28 April 2026 that the hotel and restaurant strike under the Riksavtalen will be expanded again on Sunday 3 May 2026, adding 1,161 more workers at 98 companies. The new wave includes canteens at major industrial sites such as Stord, Kongsberg and Haugesund, and the dispute remains unresolved.
Apr 28, 2026
No verified change as of 28 April 2026. Credible union and employer sources still show the Norway hotel and restaurant strike under the Riksavtalen as ongoing from 19 April 2026, with the latest confirmed escalation still scheduled for 29 April 2026. No credible report was found that the strike has been canceled, suspended, postponed, extended beyond 29 April 2026, or settled.
Apr 27, 2026
As of 27 April 2026, there is no verified change to the previously announced plan. The Norway hotel and restaurant strike under the Riksavtalen is still ongoing, and the latest confirmed update remains the expansion from 29 April 2026, when four more workplaces are due to join the strike. No credible source found that the strike has been canceled, suspended, postponed, extended beyond the already announced 29 April escalation, or otherwise resolved.
Apr 26, 2026
Fellesforbundet announced a further escalation: from 08:00 on 29 April, workers at Hotell Bondeheimen (Oslo), Scandic Lillestrøm, Scandic St. Olavs plass (Oslo) and SOT/Sabrura Torget (Trondheim) will join the strike, adding 527 newly enrolled workers. The strike has now expanded to Trondheim, Tromsø, Sandefjord and Lillestrøm in addition to Oslo and Bergen. Talks remain stalled — unions are seeking higher wages and employer advance payment of sick pay until NAV reimburses.
Apr 23, 2026
After mediation broke down on 17 April, the strike began on Sunday 19 April with around 2,000 hospitality workers. Hotels affected so far span Scandic, Radisson, Quality Hotel and Clarion, concentrated in Oslo and Bergen.
Organizers
Affected Locations
- Oslo
- Bergen
- Trondheim
- Tromsø
- Sandefjord
- Lillestrøm
Sources
- https://www.nhoreiseliv.no/jushjelp-tariff-hms/lonn-og-tariff/lonnsoppgjor/lonnsoppgjoret-2026/nyhet/brudd-i-forhandlingene
- https://www.fellesforbundet.no/aktuelt/nyheter/2026/streik-i-hotell--og-restaurantnaringen-fellesforbundet-har-brutt-meklingen-med-nho-reiseliv/
- https://www.fellesforbundet.no/aktuelt/nyheter/2026/riksen-2.-uttak
- https://www.thelocal.no/20260420/norways-hospitality-sector-hit-by-strike-after-wage-talks-break-down
- https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/04/23/hotel-and-restaurant-strike-expands/
- https://www.iuf.org/news/hotel-and-restaurant-workers-on-strike-in-norway/
- https://www.parat24.com/nyheter/hvorfor-streikes-det-i-hotell-og-restaurantbransjen/305349
- https://www.nhoreiseliv.no/jushjelp-tariff-hms/lonn-og-tariff/lonnsoppgjor/lonnsoppgjoret-2026/nyhet/streik-i-hotell-og-restaurantnaringen
- https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18877266/fellesforbundet-trapper-opp-streiken-i-hotell-og-restaurantnaeringen?lang=no&publisherId=17846982
- https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/0pvpqE/fellesforbundet-trapper-opp-hotell-og-restaurantstreiken-527-nyinnmeldte-tas-ut
- https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18880568/kraftig-opptrapping-av-streiken-pa-riksavtalen?lang=no&publisherId=17846982
- https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/M75m2R/fellesforbundet-varsler-kraftig-opptrapping-av-streiken
- https://www.horecanytt.no/april-2026-fellesforbundet-hotell/riksmekleren-ikke-grunnlag-for-moter-mellom-partene-i-hotell-og-restaurantstreiken-na/1527308
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