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After negotiating all night, the parties reached an agreement on Friday, April 19th at 8 am in the negotiations on the Bus Industry Agreement between NHO Transport and Spekter and the employee organizations. Yrkestrafikkforbundet , the Norwegian Railway Association, the Norwegian Trade Union Confederation and the Norwegian Railways Association.
For the first time since the establishment of the Bus Industry Agreement in 2006, the parties have reached an agreement without mediation. The settlement will now be subject to a referendum.
– It has been a demanding negotiation, but we are very satisfied with the overall result. We have negotiated a package that provides both better working conditions and a long-awaited real wage increase for bus drivers, says the head of negotiations for Yrkestrafikkforbundet Marius Traeland.
Yrkestrafikkforbundet In advance of the negotiations, demands were made for clear real wage growth, compensation for unpaid split shifts, nighttime bonuses and inconvenient working hours, and were met with success on all points.
The settlement will now go to a vote and union leader Jim Klungnes is clear that this is a good and important total package for bus drivers, which he recommends members vote for.
– One of the best things about this settlement is that we were able to develop and improve the agreement. This is evident in the technical points, such as nighttime allowance, compensation for inconvenient working hours and regular salary paid from the 31st minute in case of split shifts, says Klungnes.
He highlights the following main points from the agreement:
- General surcharge for all NOK 7 from April 1, 2024
- Increased minimum wage rates by NOK 11 from April 1, 2024
- NOK 4 supplement for regular bus drivers/train conductors from April 1, 2024
- NOK 4.50 surcharge on April 1, 2025, which will be added to the general surcharge in the interim settlement
- Split shift: Break from the 31st to the 59th minute will be paid at regular salary from October 1, 2024
- Night supplement: 40% supplement from 01:30-04:30 from May 15, 2024
- Inconvenience allowance for express bus drivers (same allowance as those who drive on tenders) from May 15, 2024
- A selection of continuing education and training specific to the industry
- A committee composed of the parties will be appointed to look into issues that were not resolved in the settlement, but which the parties wish to shed more light on.
