It led to strong reprisals from the German occupiers, in the form of martial law, court-martial, mass arrests, two executions and several long-term jail sentences.
[1] The strike started among workers at the shipyard Akers mekaniske verksted and the industry site Christiania Spigerverk, as a spontaneous protest against the milk rationing announced on 8 September 1941.
Two union leaders, Viggo Hansteen and Rolf Wickstrøm, were sentenced to death by a court-martial, and immediately executed by an SS Sonderkommando led by Oscar Hans.
[1][3] Later Ludvik Buland, Harry Vestli and Josef Larsson were also sentenced to death, but their convictions were changed to imprisonment for life in German jails.
[8] After the milk strike the Confederation underwent "Nazification", with members of the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling installed as leaders.
The comissarian leaders were hastily hired, so Haugar and Bunæs were removed after a short time and replaced with "more competent people".