Before a conflict is initiated, the parties must meet for compulsory mediation with the National Mediator to attempt to reach an agreement. Prior to the mediation deadline, those selected for strike action will be notified by their own organizational unit.

Even if NTL goes on strike, it does not necessarily mean that everyone must stop working. If you have not been notified that you have been selected for strike action, you should report to work as normal.

NTL uses the contact information you have provided in our membership registry to send you important information, including regarding strikes. Therefore, it is important that everything is correct.

• Check that your email address and mobile number are updated.
• Check that other information is correct (workplace, etc.)
• Important: Enter your private email address (possibly in addition to your work email). The employer may block access to your work email when the strike begins.

When you are on strike, NTL has taken over the employer responsibility for you. It is expected that everyone contributes actively to highlighting why there is a strike and supports the community of strikers.

Being a strike guard is one of the most important tasks during a conflict. If there is a strike, you must:

• Show up for strike duty: The strike leader sets up rosters for shifts. Strike guards must be on duty at all entrances to the workplace at the start and end of the workday.
• Be visible: Wear a strike vest while you are on strike duty.
• Make the strike known: Contribute to spreading information to colleagues and passersby.
• Participate in demonstrations: You are expected to participate in local events organized by LO and NTL.

If the company is selected for strike action, the union representatives must review the lists, which means marking which members are to strike and which are to be exempted for various reasons. It varies slightly from time to time whether it is the local union representatives who do this or if it happens collectively across the entire company, but you will be notified about this.

The strike list review takes place on Medlemsnett.

You will receive pay up to and including your last working day before you go on strike. If you go on strike at a time when the payroll office is unable to deduct your pay for the strike days, this will be adjusted after the strike is over.

During the strike, you will not receive a salary, but a strike allowance from NTL. If you take pre-planned vacation during the strike, the employer must pay out holiday pay for the vacation days taken.

The strike allowance amounts to 70 percent of your gross salary. Since the allowance is tax-free, this will in practice correspond to what you usually receive in net salary. The purpose is that no one should lose money by striking for the common good.

In very rare cases, such as during a general strike (where everyone in the collective bargaining area is on strike), there may be exceptions to this main rule. In such cases, the strike allowance will be determined by the union board.

If the conflict becomes prolonged and you experience financial challenges, NTL has established safety nets:

• Favorable loans: Members can apply for loans of up to two months' net salary at the lowest mortgage interest rate, with a three-year repayment period.
• Payment deferral: If you have a loan with Sparebank1, you can arrange for a payment deferral. Contact the bank and have your membership number ready.

If you have loans with other banks, you should contact the bank to see if they have similar arrangements.

Strikebreaking is defined as performing the work that a striking person would normally have done. This can happen in two ways:

• Someone who is not on strike takes over the tasks of someone who is striking.
• Someone who has been called out on strike shows up for work anyway and performs their duties.

In the state sector, it is the Civil Service Disputes Act that sets the legal framework for how a labor dispute is to be notified and conducted. In the private and municipal sectors, it is the Labor Disputes Act that determines this.

Who can do the work when there is a strike?

You remain loyal to the work you perform on a daily basis, but you must not take over tasks from someone who is on strike. The employer also has no right to mandate this. If you are in doubt about whether you can perform a work task, contact your union representative.

Other things to consider during a strike:

• Show support and help keep motivation high among your striking colleagues.
• Remember that a strike can be escalated. If the conflict becomes prolonged, you may also be called out eventually. In that case, you will be notified by your union representatives.

All LO members in the collective bargaining area that is striking are covered by the strike, even if not everyone is called out initially. You are on strike even if you have not been called out yourself. Those who are striking are doing so on behalf of all members.

Yes, under certain conditions:

• If the vacation was agreed upon in writing with the employer before the notice of lockout was announced, you may take your vacation as planned and receive holiday pay.
• The same applies if you are already on vacation when the strike begins.

If you are put on sick leave while the strike is ongoing, you must send your medical certificate to us via the member portal.

Go to: My page → My messages → New message. Mark the message as Strike information.

No. If there is a strike, NTL is responsible for you as an employer, and all agreements you have with your regular employer cease for as long as the strike lasts. This also applies to home office agreements.

If you have personal reasons that make attendance difficult, you must discuss this with your strike leader to find alternative solutions, such as participating in other types of strike work instead of being on picket duty.

This is something the strike leader must clarify with the manager at the company.

The most important thing is not to engage in strike-breaking. Contact your union representative if you are asked to perform tasks that make you doubt whether you are acting disloyally toward those who are on strike.

No, you should not prepare your email for a strike. We understand that it may feel uncomfortable towards users or external partners that emails remain unanswered. Nevertheless, the principle is clear: We shall not facilitate or make the strike more comfortable for the employer.

When the strike begins, work is to be ceased immediately and without preparation. It is the employer's responsibility to handle external communication to users and other parties.

If you have paid for a business trip that must be cancelled due to the strike, you must cancel the trip. Any cancellation fees that you cannot get covered elsewhere will be reimbursed by NTL.

No, strikers cannot participate in courses, even if they are organized by NTL. The reason is that course participation requires leave with pay, which is not granted during a strike. During a strike, your employment relationship and your salary are suspended.

The local union representative must contact the employer to ask if the union branch can use the workplace premises during the strike.

• It is common for the employer to say no to this.
• If you are refused, you must investigate the possibility of borrowing meeting rooms from LO's local organizations, or renting suitable meeting rooms near where the strike guards will be stationed (for example, at a hotel).

If you are a member and have questions about a strike at your workplace, you should contact your local strike leader.

Local and regional strike leaders can contact NTL's national office.