Wage talks between Norwegian drilling rig owners and three trade un- ions reached an agreement overnight, avoiding a strike at four offshore rigs, the Norwegian Shipowners' Association said on Wednesday. One of the unions, SAFE, has decided to submit the result of the negotia- tions to a vote among its members with an Aug. 1 deadline, the asso- ciation representing the employers said. A proposal put forward by state mediator Svein Longva was accepted by the negotiators and would give wage earners a wage increase of 8 percent, the association said. "Therefore a strike is averted on the four rigs and for the around 650 organized workers that the warning affected," the association said.
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