OSLO, April 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian unions accepted alast-minute wage deal early on Monday to avert a major strikethat would have cut off key parts of the nation's economy andaffected oil production, the sides said.
Union's accepted a 3.4 percent wage hike, below the centralbank's expectation for a 4 percent increase, and called off thestrike, which would have cut off supplies to around 20 ofNorway's offshore oil and gas installations.