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Merchant Ship Workers May Strike
Merchant ship workers have been without a contract since last summer, and a break down in negotiations may lead to a strike. RÚV reports that captains and engineers alike have been trying to work out a new collective bargaining agreement with management,…
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Labour Dispute Heats Up At Aluminium Smelter
Workers at the aluminium smelter in Straumsvík may take further action to have their demands met, as collective bargaining negotiations are currently at a stand-still. RÚV reports that workers and management at the Rio Tinto Alcan aluminium smelter in Straumsvík had a…
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Police Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement
Police have voted in favour of approving the collective bargaining agreement their union had made with the state. RÚV reports that the results of voting over the agreement have come in. These results showed that police within the National Police Federation of…
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Collective Bargaining Negotiations Moving In Right Direction
Collective bargaining negotiations for the Union of Public Servants (SFR) and the Paramedics Society of Iceland (SLFÍ) is moving slowly though in the right direction, reports Vísir. “It went the way it usually does, slowly but in the right direction,” said SFR Chairman,…
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Public Workers Strike Begins
The Union of Public Servants (SFR) and the Paramedics Society of Iceland (SLFÍ) have begun their strikes, affecting services across the country. Police will also be largely absent from active duty today, except for emergency and other urgent services. Some 3,600 workers…
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Most Cops Called In Sick Today
In response to continued dissatisfaction with their collective bargaining terms, most capital area police have called in sick from work today. RÚV reports that the Ministry of Finance was informed ahead of time that the police were planning on the maneuver. The…
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Cops Make Traffic Stops To Improve Collective Bargaining Terms
Police around the country used traffic stops to draw attention to their lack of a collective bargaining agreement, and to demand the right to strike. RÚV reports that police in Iceland have been without a valid collective bargaining agreement for the past…
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Consumer Association: Price Hikes Hard To Fathom
The head of the Consumers’ Association of Iceland (NS) has criticised companies who raise prices based on having to pay their workers more, saying that this will contribute to a chain reaction of inflation. RÚV reports that Jóhannes Gunnarsson, the chairperson of…
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Music Teachers To Go On Strike
The Association of Music School Teachers (FT) will go on strike October 22 if a collective bargaining agreement is not reached with the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities (SÍS). According to an announcement on the union’s website, the teachers have been in…