Norway unions begin first large-scale strike in two decades

Norwegian workers started the first large-scale strike in 23 years after failing to secure a wage deal with employers in the energy-rich Nordic nation.
Strike guards outside Ringnes park on Monday morning. | Photo: Annika Byrde/NTB/Ritzau Scanpix
Strike guards outside Ringnes park on Monday morning. | Photo: Annika Byrde/NTB/Ritzau Scanpix
By Ott Ummelas / Bloomberg

About 25,000 union members walked out at 6 a.m. on Monday as last-effort talks led by a government-appointed mediator yielded no agreement on salaries for about 185,000 workers. 

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