Norway: Hotel and restaurant strike to expand on 9 and 11 May 2026 (partial 9 May addition postponed)
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Following a legal challenge from NHO Reiseliv, Fellesforbundet will still add 40 members at seven companies from the morning of 9 May 2026, while the remainder of the planned fifth withdrawal (286 members) is postponed pending an expedited court hearing on 27 May. The union has also announced a further expansion on 11 May involving 294 members at 36 companies, as the dispute over pay and advance payment of sick leave benefits continues.
This alert was originally created on 6 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 7, 2026
The 9 May 2026 expansion will now only partly proceed: 40 new members at seven companies will join, while the remaining 286 planned for that date are postponed pending an expedited court hearing on 27 May 2026. Separately, Fellesforbundet announced an additional expansion on 11 May 2026 affecting 294 members at 36 companies nationwide.
Organizer
Affected Locations
- Nationwide
Sources
- https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18888347/fellesforbundet-trapper-ytterligere-opp-streiken-i-hotell-og-restaurantnaeringen?lang=no&publisherId=17846982
- https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/zO0qMb/326-nye-i-streik-i-restaurant-og-hotellbransjen
- https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18892544/fellesforbundet-tar-ut-nyinnmeldte-medlemmer-i-streik-fra-9-mai?publisherId=17846982
- https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/y5zqM2/fellesforbundet-nho-saksoeker-lo-nekter-286-aa-delta-i-hotellstreiken
- https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18891956/fellesforbundet-varsler-ny-opptrapping-av-streiken?publisherId=17846982
- https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/nho-saksoker-lo-og-fellesforbundet-femte-streikeuttak-utsettes/10329411
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