KrFU leader Ingrid Olina Hovland has proposed removing May 1 as a public holiday, stating the state could save 3 billion kroner, enough to hire 3,700 nurses. May 1 was first celebrated in Norway in 1890, introduced as a statutory holiday by Quisling's government in 1942, repealed in 1945, and reintroduced in 1947. Hovland believes the celebration has outlived its role, saying it is now used by the Labour Party and LO to promote their agenda.
She noted that last year Prime Minister Støre was interrupted by protesters on May 1, and argued that Christian holidays have a thousand-year tradition unlike May 1. Helene Harsvik Skeibrok, leader of Fagforbundet, disagreed, saying workers need a day to highlight important issues. KrF second deputy leader Jorunn E.
Cool cause that people should get fewer days off.
Gleditsch Lossius said KrF would rather increase labor supply and implement disability reform. Newly elected Fpu leader Lars Barstad Løvold fully supports the proposal, saying Liberation Day should be a holiday instead. AUF leader Gaute Børstad Skjervø commented sarcastically on KrFU's Facebook post.
A similar holiday removal in Denmark yielded less revenue than expected.