Norway: Possible meat industry strike from 22 May 2026
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Talks between Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund (NNN) and NHO Mat og Drikke for the Kjøttindustrien Landsoverenskomst (no. 134) broke down on 29 April 2026 over the same sykelønn dispute affecting the brewery negotiations; the case has been referred to Riksmekleren. Approximately 3,500 NNN members in the meat industry are within scope. A strike from 22 May 2026 has been listed as the earliest expected start date, but the formal mediation deadline has not yet been published by Riksmekleren (as of 11 May 2026). To be re-monitored once the date is set.
This alert was originally created on 3 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Organizer
- Norsk Nærings- og Nytelsesmiddelarbeiderforbund (NNN)
Affected Locations
- Nationwide
Sources
- https://www.nhomd.no/arbeidsforhold-og-tariff/tariff/overenskomster/kjottindustrien
- https://nnn.no/lonnsoppgjor-2026/https-nnn-no-wp-admin-post-phppost11610actionedit
- https://www.dagligvarehandelen.no/bryggeri-og-mineralvannsfabrikker-forhandlinger-kjottindustrien/forhandlinger-med-nho-satt-pa-pause/1532891
- https://frifagbevegelse.no/nnnarbeideren/sykelonna-pauser-hele-lonnsoppgjoret-i-matindustrien--trist-6.158.1208977.32d9d15367
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