Monday, June 07, 2010

Norway

Municipal strike expanded

More than 45,000 municipal employees are on strike, and another 400 union members are joining in the nationwide walkout from Monday morning. Bergen and Narvik will be hardest hit.
Even more schools and day-care centers will be closed by the strike, which in addition also hits municipal administration, technical services, libraries, home care and nursing homes.
Source:  Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK)

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