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Overwhelming Majority - Norway's Largest Trade Union Votes for Boycott of Israel (www.palestinechronicle.com)
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By #PalestineChronicle Staff
May 9, 2025

"The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the country’s largest labor federation, has voted in favor of a comprehensive boycott of #Israel, including a ban on trade and investment with #Israeli companies.

The decision was passed with an overwhelming 88 percent majority during LO’s national congress, held in the #Norwegian capital, Oslo, from May 8 to 9, the official #Palestinian news agency WAFA reported."

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[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

That union name goes hard.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

In Norwegian it is known as {Landsorganisasjonen|the National Organization} {i|in} {Norge|Norway}, hence the abbreviation LO.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Aw. I was hoping it would be Overwhelming Majority. How cool would that be?

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Oh, I see, so you misunderstood the title of the article. Honestly though that would be AWESOME for real. It would make for a good party name or something, too.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Imagine a corp negotiator being told they'd have to deal with The Overwhelming Majority. They'd be shitting their pants all the way to the meeting.

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