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Strike For Reykjavík City Workers In Efling Labour Union Begins Today
The ongoing labour dispute between Reykjavík City workers within the labour union Efling and the city itself continues, as strikes will commence at 12:30 today and continue Thursday. As reported, the strike has overwhelming support amongst these workers. There are approximately 1,800…
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Avalanches, Epidemics, Bankruptcy And Music Awards
January has been, for lack of a better term, insane. The month kicked off with a series of extreme weather events. First, massive piles of snow kept us inside. Then, an avalanche hit Flateyri, breaking records and destroying homes. Later, at the…
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Majority Of Reykjavik City Workers Vote In Favour Of Strikes
With a record-breaking voter turnout of 59.2%, 95.5% of Reykjavík City workers within the labour union Efling have voted in favour of a strike, Efling has announced. Of 1,121 ballots cast, only 34 voted against a strike and 16 abstained. There are…
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Strike Amongst Reykjavik City Workers Possibly In The Cards
Voting for a series of work stoppages and a possible strike is now underway amongst Reykjavík city workers within the labour union Efling, the union has announced, beginning today at noon and concluding at noon on January 26th. If workers vote in…
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Former Union Organisers Speak Up About Internal Pressures, Firing Without Notice
Several former employees of labour union Efling’s organising division have come forward about their experiences with the union last spring, Fréttablaðið reports. All of the organisers who went on the record were non-Icelanders hired to organise workers. One of them alleges he…
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Voting On Collective Bargaining Agreement In Iceland Starts Today
If you work in Iceland, and your union is either Efling or VR, polls are now open to vote on the new collective agreement unions leaders accepted last week. In the Icelandic system of collective bargaining, it is not enough for union…
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Icelandair Hotels Reverses Position, Pays Employees For Strike Days
After extensive coverage of the matter yesterday, Icelandair Hotels have announced that they will be paying employees for last month’s strike days. As reported, union officials for Efling and VR were surprised to learn that Icelandair Hotels was deducting from the salaries…
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Icelandair Hotels Deducting From Pay Of Workers Who Went On Strike
Even though a collective bargaining agreement was reached last week between management and several labour unions, amongst them Efling and VR, RÚV reports that not all of the disputes have been resolved. In fact, a new development has risen amongst Efling and…
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BREAKING: Tomorrow’s Strike Postponed Due To Progress In Negotiations
The two-day strike action that was due to start tomorrow has been postponed. A statement to the press from the labour union Efling confirms this. The statement reads as follows: Efling cancels the strikes in light of a new basis for talks,…
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Two-Day Strike Of Bus Drivers, Hotel Workers Starts Tomorrow – UPDATED
UPDATE, 19:05: The Grapevine has just received word that tomorrow’s strike action is postponed on account of progress in negotiations. More updates to follow as they arise. As management has yet to make a viable offer to bus drivers and hotel workers,…
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Strike News: Evidence Arises Of Hotel Owners, Bus Companies Strike-Breaking
The Grapevine has been receiving reports from union workers that several hotels and bus companies have been attempting to break today’s strike. These tactics reportedly include misinforming workers, pressuring them to work through the strike day, and intimidating union strike observers. As…
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Reykjavik Area Hotel Workers Go On Strike Tomorrow
The first round of hotel worker strikes begins tomorrow, and the labour union Efling has compiled a handy schedule and FAQ for hotel workers. As reported, there are a number of strike days for Reykjavík for hotel workers scheduled through this month…
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Arbitration Court Rules Work Restrictions Illegal, Strikes Still On Schedule
Iceland’s arbitration court has ruled that work restrictions planned by unions are not legal, but the strikes will move forward as scheduled. Amongst the actions planned by the labour unions Efling and VR this month, apart from regular strikes, certain work restrictions…
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Strike News: Bus Service Will Be Affected, VR On Board To Strike
Workers for the Store and Office Workers’ Union (VR) voted in favour of going on strike, RÚV reports. Voter participation was 60.27%, with 52.25% of those voting in favour of the action. This marks now the second major labour union to vote…
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More Strike Actions Overwhelmingly Approved By Icelandic Tourism Workers
Hotel and bus company workers overwhelmingly approved taking further strike actions, which may begin soon as next week, the union Efling reports. In Iceland, union leadership cannot move forward with any kind of striking activity without the democratic consent of its workers.…
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VIDEO: Striking Icelandic Union Gets Solidarity Statements From Unions Around The World
Efling, the labour union leading a one-day work stoppage today of hotel and guesthouse housekeeping staff, has received solidarity statements from unions in Europe and North America. Copies of these solidarity statements were released to the media from Efling this morning. Amongst…
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Strike Deemed Legal By Courts, Will Begin As Scheduled
A one-day work stoppage of hotel and guesthouse cleaning, housekeeping and laundry services will move forward as planned, as the courts have rejected management’s contentions that the action is illegal. As reported, Efling plans on holding a one-day work stoppage on March…
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Bread And Roses: Iceland’s Labour Struggle In High Gear
Last February, four labour unions— Iceland’s general labourers union Efling, the Store and Office Workers’ Union (VR), the Grindavík Labour Union, and the Akranes Labour Union—announced that collective bargaining talks with management’s Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) had broken down, and the…
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Icelandic Union Members Vote In Favour Of Work Stoppage, Strikes Pending
Participating members of the labour union Efling voted overwhelmingly in favour of a one-day work stoppage, and more strikes are in the works. As announced on Facebook, out of 862 votes cast, 769 voted in favour of a one-day work stoppage on…
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Voting Begins On Work Stoppage In Iceland
Voting began today on a one-day work stoppage for workers in the Efling labour union, with votes cast both online and by a vehicle visiting workplaces. As reported, Efling plans on holding a one-day work stoppage on March 8, which will “apply…
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One-Day, Widespread Work Stoppage In Iceland Could Be Two Weeks Away
The Efling labour union will soon vote on a widespread one-day work stoppage that would affect housekeeping at hotels and guesthouses around the capital area, the union has announced. The announcement comes on the heels of an impending massive strike that, while…
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One Of Iceland’s Largest Labour Unions Ready To Strike If Necessary
The results of a new Gallup poll show that the vast majority of members of the Efling trade union are willing to go on strike if need be. The director of Efling has said the union is prepared for that eventuality should…
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Icelandic Labour Union Draws From Experience In New York To Help Restaurant Workers
Tomorrow, the Efling labour union will be hosting a free talk, where organisers from the US will recount their experiences with restaurant workers in New York, in the hopes that workers and organisers alike in Iceland can draw from their lessons. The…