....until the NPG unions have reached a fair and mutually beneficial agreement on the T&C’s to be offered
Norwegian has no obligation to participate in any negotiations nor comply with any agreement reached between "NPG unions" and Orient Ship Management (OSM) agency employed crew.
The NPG has yet to realize there are two contracts: 1. OSM and their employee crew member and 2, OSM and Norwegian, to supply the crew.
The respective crew member OSM contract contains the clause “There is no employment relationship between the contractor and the airline” or similar. Therefore, no legally recognized trade union representation with Norwegian may exist. The contract also contains the clause that Norwegian may reassign an operating base.
Norwegian’s US based cabin crew won a National Mediation Board decision that Norwegian is their real employer. The cabin crew recently voted to form a trade union which Norwegian must recognize and negotiate contract terms and conditions:-
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/.../#68734b365a94
http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/norw...nyhet/60394733
The NPG unions should concentrate their efforts on securing a legal decision that Norwegian is the real employer of ALL crew at ALL bases, similar to that obtained by PARAT:-
Pilots and cabin crew won over Norwegian - Norway Today