Norway: Possible strike in breweries and soft drink industry from 14 May 2026
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After negotiations between Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund (NNN) and NHO Mat og Drikke broke down on 28 April 2026, mediation at Riksmekleren is scheduled to end at midnight on 13 May 2026. If no agreement is reached, NNN will pull 887 members at 32 breweries and mineral-water plants out on strike from 06:00 on Thursday 14 May 2026; 933 employees at 38 companies are within scope. The action would land four days before Norway's National Day (17 May), with industry warning of supply shortages of beer and soft drinks for the holiday.
This alert was originally created on 3 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 14, 2026
🛑 Canceled
An agreement was reached in mediation at Riksmekleren overnight on 14 May 2026 between NNN and NHO Mat og Drikke, so the planned strike by 887 workers at 32 breweries and soft drink plants was called off.
Organizer
- Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund (NNN)
Affected Locations
- Nationwide
Sources
- https://www.nhomd.no/arbeidsforhold-og-tariff/tariff/overenskomster/bryggerier-mineralvann-overenskomst-nr-148
- https://nnn.no/lonn-og-arbeidsliv/lonnsoppgjoret-2026
- https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/streikefare-frykter-tomme-kraner-17-mai/s/5-95-3021842
- https://frifagbevegelse.no/nnnarbeideren/sykelonna-pauser-hele-lonnsoppgjoret-i-matindustrien--trist-6.158.1208977.32d9d15367
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