Break in the wage negotiations in the mobile units agreement

onsdag 25. mai 2016

– We tried to reach a responsible settlement in line with the difficult situation of the oil industry. However, the employers showed no willingness to reach an agreement and unfortunately we saw no other solution than to break the negotiations, says Asle Reime, leader of the negotiations for Industri Energi.

At 23.20 Tuesday 24th of May 2016 there was a break in negotiations between Industri Energi and The Norwegian Shipowners Association on the mobile units agreement. 5000 Industri Energi members are covered by the agreement.

Industri Energi presented the the LO/NHO-“frontfag” model in Norwegian wage determination as basis for the negotiations. This presentation was of a moderate and cost neutral settlement.

– We made our best efforts to be solution orientated and have a good dialogue with the other party, but they never really came to the table, says Asle Reime.

The settlement will now go to the mediation at the State Mediator in Oslo. We will come back with the time and date as soon as it is announced.

Industri Energi negotiations committee

From Industri Energi central:

Asle Reime (leader of the negotiations) Øyvind Hopland Gro Losvik

Shop stewards:

Morten Evenby, 4Service Offshore Roald Hammer, Archer Oddvin Andreassen, Archer Bjørn Rimereit, Archer Chris Dale, COSL Drilling Europe Espen Kristoffersen, Dolphin Drilling Per Holstein, ESS Mobile Offshore Units Finn Arne Follestad, Island Offshore Frode Larsen, Maersk Drilling Bår Inge Pedersen, Maersk Drilling Jørn B. Hansen, Maersk Drilling Irene Sandhåland, NOC Silje Eikesdal, NOC Arild Berntsen, North Atlantic Crew Kenneth Drageide, North Atlantic Crew Thomas Hyllmark, Ocean Rig North Sea Tor Bjarte Jacobsen, Odfjell Drilling Glen Bjørheim, Odfjell Drilling Morten Sundsbak, Odfjell Drilling Fraser Knox, Prosafe Stein Thore Haga, Rowan Robert Jaques de Vries, Saipem S.P.A Roar Johansen, Saipem S.P.A Leif Harall Salomonsen, Sodexo Mobile Units Jan Helge Haugsbakk, Sodexo Mobile Units Tor Inge Lillestøl, Songa Services Svein Markeset, Songa Services Wayne Pena, Stena Drilling Jan Hågensen, Transocean Drilling