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Negotiations on the Freight Agreement started on Wednesday, June 3rd at 12 noon. The agreement sets the framework for wages and working conditions for many of our members in freight transport.
Yrkestrafikkforbundet negotiates together with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. On the employer side, the parties meet with the NHO/NLF.
– The demands have now been submitted, and the parties are meeting to review them. We are entering the negotiations with clear priorities on behalf of our members, says YTF's negotiation leader, Marius Træland.
Demands better pay and more security
One of the main demands in this year's settlement is better wages. YTF demands a general krone supplement, an increase in the collective agreement rates and an increase in the vocational certificate supplement.
– Our members do a job that is absolutely crucial for the delivery of goods and supplies. The salary must also be in proportion to the responsibility, the daily work and the work that is actually done out on the road, says Harald Hallem, head of the national association for freight in YTF .
YTF also demands better financial security for members who become ill, receive care benefits or go on parental leave. The demand is that the employer must advance sick, care and parental benefits, as agreed in the frontline profession.
– For drivers, this is about security in everyday life. If you get sick, or end up in a situation where your family needs you, you should not have to worry unnecessarily about whether the money will arrive when it is supposed to, says Hallem.
Want a better overview of pensions?
Pension is also part of the requirements. YTF believes that members should have a good and simple overview of which pension scheme they have, and what is actually paid into it.
“Pension is part of the salary. Therefore, it must also be easy for the individual to see what is being paid in and where the pension is located,” says Træland.
Tidy conditions in the industry
YTF The union is also entering the negotiations with demands that concern orderly and serious working conditions. The union is concerned with permanent, secure jobs and that competition in the industry should not come at the expense of wages and working conditions.
– This is about taking care of the people who actually keep the wheels turning. Our members should have orderly conditions, decent terms and a collective agreement that provides security in everyday working life, says Hallem.
Negotiations are now continuing between the parties. YTF will keep members informed of developments in the settlement.
