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Talks Between Reykjavik City And Union Break Down, Strike To Continue
Representatives of the labour union Efling met with representatives of the City of Reykjavík for the third time last Tuesday to try and reach an agreement, to no avail. As such, the ongoing strikes will continue. Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson spoke about…
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Efling Strike Continues, Only Collective Bargaining Agreement Will End It
The strike by members of the labour union Efling working for the City of Reykjavík began at midnight. This is the final phase of the strike, which is scheduled to go on indefinitely. Last week, the second phase of the strike initiated,…
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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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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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Print Media Journalists On Strike
In the past weeks, journalists in Iceland have become the subject of the news. While digital journalists have previously been on strike, today it is print journalists engaging in job action, reports RÚV. Today at 10:00 journalists and photographers for the print…
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Icelandic Journalists Likely To Vote On Strike Next Week
No progress has been made in negotiations between the Icelandic Journalists Union (BÍ) and state arbiters, RÚV reports, with the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) offering the union “less than nothing”, as union director Hjálmar Jónsson put it. If the situation does…
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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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Icelandic Journalists Union May Strike For First Time In About 40 Years
As negotiations have fallen apart between the Icelandic Journalists Union (BÍ) and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA), Iceland’s reporters may soon go on strike for the first time since 1978, Vísir reports. BÍ and SA have been in negotiations over the…
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Reykjavík Strikes Back: Iceland And The Climate Strike
Millions of people across the planet have taken to the streets calling for urgent action on the climate crisis. The student climate strikes led by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg encouraged people of all ages to join them by walking out of…
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Union Declares “Cease Fire”, Strikes In Iceland Postponed
The basic framework for a wage agreement between several Icelandic labour unions and management means the ongoing strikes are postponed for now. As such, scheduled hotel worker strikes are on hold for the time being, and the last bus drivers’ strike will…
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Bus Drivers’ Strike Begins Today, To Continue All Workweek
As negotiations with management have broken down, bus drivers contracted by public transport company Strætó from Almeningsvagnar Kynnisferðir will be striking today through Friday. As detailed in an announcement from the labour union Efling, routes 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24,…
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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…