THE STRiKE IS ON.

For weeks we have had a strike on, by people working at hotels and restaurants.
Saturday even more people went on strike.
It is the time of year, and I can not remember a year without a conflict / strike in May.
It involves most parts of the country.

But the union is strong, and they have a fortune, so it can last for a very long time.
This time as the sign says. They want a salary they can live on....

So as if you are planning on staying in a hotel,  you might struggle these days, or perhaps have to pay twice as much and stay where it is "business as usual".

What is worth demonstrating for?

Yesterday thousands of people were on strike and demonstrating to say a big NO to the new regulations that will change employees conditions for the worse!

I hope the politicians will know what to vote for!

SO WHAT IS WORTH DEMONSTRATING FOR??

Do you remember Paris a few weeks back??


But locally there are situations like:
An unsafe road where kids are going to school?
Local hospitals closing down?
An industrial company that the owners are selling, and will be moved out of the country?

I think STRIKING/ DEMONSTRATIONS are a democratic right that is important!!

Have YOU been out striking?

I don`t know the name of todays model, but I was allowed to put it out here. So thanks, Mr.X :)

Strike.

It is a long time since I have seen so many people at the old market place in Stavanger.
We had a legal strike today all over Norway.
More than 1,5 million people, members of different unions were out in a political strike between 14:00 and 16:00 this afternoon. It is difficult to say how many took part here, but as you can see, it was quite crowded.

The rain was pouring down and it was cold, but I think the politicians representing the Stavanger region received a clear message, and I hope that they will take what they saw and the appeals that were made,- back with them back to Oslo.

The working conditions / rights, are rapidly changing. Fewer permanent jobs, and then of course more people who are not able to get a bank loan without a permanent job.

Today,  planes, busses and trains stopped for an hour or two.
Nurses, teachers, scientists as well as engineers were out demonstrating.

What I remember the most was :

"You should not endure the injustice that does not concern yourself".

It is an old saying, but still so true!

It is the time of year, when thousands of people are out on strike again.

The unions are saying that they are prepared to strike for a very long time if necessary.

Schools have closed, prisoners have been asked to go back into society again, because the staff are on strike. Homes for elderly people have less people working. Kids are going to their parents workplaces or are staying with grandparents, if they are not working or on strike... Some airports are on strike and the pilots will not receive proper weather forecasts........

Public offices are also involved.

Strange in a way.

Have you ever been effected by a strike?

Two teachers outside "Katedralskolen" who are on strike. There were plenty of other people doing the same many other places in the city. This is the biggest strike we have had in the last 30 years, and it is set to increase even more on Wednesday.

At the back you can read :" Education must be rewarded."

As many other places in the world, vocations such as teaching and nursing require people to be full time students for years and to finance their own education, simply to end up in jobs that are not paid well.