Så hva konkret er det konflikten handler om ?

Offshore Norge forklarer hvordan de ser på problemstillingen her:
https://www.offshorenorge.no/om-oss/nyheter/2026/07/streiken-over-400-permitterte–flere-vil-bli-rammet/

Langt på vei bekreftes dette også av lederen i SAFE i et intervju med Stavanger Aftenblad. På spørsmål om de trekker lokale forhold inn i de sentrale forhandlingene, svarte han:

«Hvis vi går litt historisk til verks, så er dette noe vi har gjort flere ganger tidligere. Det er bare å se i protokollene. At det nå plutselig skal være galt, forstår jeg ingenting av. Offshore Norge skal ikke få diktere hva vi skal forhandle om.»

Dette kan tyde på at konflikten i stor grad handler om en lokal problemstilling som Offshore Norge nekter å forhandle på .

SLB har også beskrevet hvilke konsekvenser konflikten kan få. Per 10. juli er 499 SAFE-medlemmer fortsatt omfattet av lockouten, og over 400 andre ansatte er permittert.

Vi håper selvfølgelig at dette ikke fører til at vi mister mer arbeid til konkurrentene.

Les mer her : Update on the ongoing industrial action As of today, a total of 499 SAFE members remain affected by the industrial lock-out action, while over 400 ad… Announcement posted in SCA | GeoUnit on Jul 10, 2026

Her ser vi en forskjell mellom de to forbundene. Også vi har streiket tidligere, men da har vi avtalt med Halliburton og Baker Hughes å ta ut medlemmer likt. Vi har aldri valgt å ta ut en så stor andel i én enkelt bedrift, nettopp for å unngå at konkurrentene får en konkurransefordel under en konflikt.Men her tenker den andre foreningen ulikt ser det ut som ….

Så hvordan virker egentlig forhandlinger og kan en dra inn lokale saker i sentrale forhandlinger?

Generelt gjelder dette:

• Sentrale tariffoppgjør: Her forhandles det om forhold som gjelder alle omfattet av tariffavtalen, som generelle lønnstillegg og sentrale bestemmelser. Enkelte lokale enkeltsaker skal normalt ikke avgjøres her.
• Lokale problemstillinger kan likevel tas opp dersom de viser et mer generelt problem som bør løses sentralt. For eksempel hvis mange arbeidsplasser opplever samme utfordring med en bestemmelse i tariffavtalen.
• Individuelle konflikter, som en tvist om en enkelt ansatts lønn, arbeidsplan eller personalsak, hører som regel hjemme i lokale forhandlinger eller gjennom de ordinære tvisteløsningsmekanismene – ikke i sentrale tariffoppgjør.

Det kan tyde på at den lokale saken de tar opp er IKKE av en slik generell karakter, ergo så skal den ikke inn i sentrale forhandlinger men løses i lokale forhandlinger ….

Det betyr at vi fortsetter med å registrere permitterte for å betale ut “streikestøtte” til alle våre medlemmene som rammes pga av dette . inntil vi får nye beskjeder

Today there was mediation regarding the strike involving the other union. Unfortunately, the mediation did not lead to an agreement, and the strike will continue.

So what is the dispute actually about?

Offshore Norway explains its perspective on the issue here:
https://www.offshorenorge.no/om-oss/nyheter/2026/07/streiken-over-400-permitterte–flere-vil-bli-rammet/

To a large extent, this is also confirmed by the president of SAFE in an interview with Stavanger Aftenblad. When asked whether they were bringing local issues into the central negotiations, he replied:If we look at this historically, this is something we have done several times before. Just look at the negotiation records. That it should suddenly be considered wrong now is beyond my understanding. Offshore Norway should not be dictating what we are allowed to negotiate.”

This suggests that the dispute is largely centered on a local issue.

SLB has also described the consequences the conflict may have. As of July 10, 499 SAFE members remain affected by the lockout, while more than 400 other employees have been temporarily laid off. We naturally hope this does not result in losing even more work to our competitors.

Read more here: Update on the ongoing industrial action. As of today, a total of 499 SAFE members remain affected by the industrial lockout action, while more than 400 additional employees have been laid off. Announcement posted in SCA | GeoUnit on July 10, 2026.

Here we see a clear difference between the two unions. Our union has also gone on strike in the past, but we reached agreements with Halliburton and Baker Hughes to withdraw members proportionally from both companies. We have never chosen to concentrate such a large share of strike action in a single company, precisely to avoid giving competitors a commercial advantage during an industrial dispute.

So how do collective bargaining negotiations actually work, and can local issues be brought into central negotiations?

In general, the following principles apply:

• Central collective bargaining negotiations: These deal with issues that apply to everyone covered by the collective agreement, such as general wage increases and provisions in the national agreement. Individual local disputes are normally not resolved at this level.
• Local issues may nevertheless be raised if they illustrate a broader problem that should be addressed centrally. For example, if many workplaces experience the same issue with a provision in the collective agreement.
• Individual disputes, such as disagreements over one employee’s pay, work schedule, or personnel matters, are generally handled through local negotiations or the normal dispute resolution mechanisms—not through central collective bargaining.

Based on the information available, it appears that the local issue being raised is not of a general nature. If that is the case, it would normally not be expected to form part of central collective bargaining. If the parties maintain fundamentally different views on whether the issue belongs at the central or local level, reaching an agreement may become significantly more difficult…..