Norway: Possible logistics, port and freight forwarding strike from 19 May 2026
CanceledLast Updated:
Talks over the Logistics, Port and Freight Forwarding agreement between Fellesforbundet/Yrkestrafikkforbundet (YTF) and NHO Logistikk og Transport broke down on 29 April 2026 and the dispute moved to national mediation. Mediation is scheduled for 18 May; absent an agreement, a strike begins at 06:00 on 19 May 2026. DSV Norway has warned road freight and contract logistics operations could be disrupted at multiple sites, and Fellesforbundet has issued plassfratredelse (notice of work stoppage) for the same date.
This alert was originally created on 9 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 19, 2026
🛑 Canceled
Fellesforbundet and YTF reached agreement with NHO Logistikk og Transport late on 18 May 2026 after mediation, so the planned strike from 06:00 on 19 May 2026 was called off.
May 14, 2026
✎ Update
DSV Norway warns that, if mediation on 18 May between NHO Logistikk og Transport and Fellesforbundet fails, union members at DSV Road AS and DSV Contract Logistics AS will be called out on strike from 19 May 2026. The company cautions this could disrupt road freight and contract logistics operations at multiple locations.
May 11, 2026
📣 Announced
Re-monitor (manual): brudd 29 April confirmed; Riksmekleren has NOT yet scheduled compulsory mediation as of 11 May 2026. The '15 May' effective date is the legal earliest possible, not a confirmed start.
Organizers
- Fellesforbundet
- Yrkestrafikkforbundet (YTF)
Affected Locations
- Nationwide
Sources
- https://www.logistikkinside.no/brudd-i-logistikkoppgjoret-streik-kan-ramme-havn-og-terminal/1255676
- https://ytf.no/2026/04/brudd-i-forhandlingene-pa-logistikkavtalen-fare-for-streik
- https://www.fellesforbundet.no/globalassets/blokker/t26/bilbransjen/bruddprotokoll-logistikk-havn--og-spedisjon-29.04.2026.pdf
- https://www.dsv.com/nb-no/om-dsv/press/news/no/2026/05/mulig-streik
- https://www.fellesforbundet.no/globalassets/blokker/t26/kabin/plassfratredelse-logistikk-havn--og-speditoroverenskomsten.pdf
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