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Elementary School Teachers Sign A Deal
Elementary School Teachers signed a new collective bargaining agreement last night, ending a long and strained negotiation, reports RÚV. Elementary schools will therefore reopen this morning and lessons will resume at the usual time. As reported, Elementary School Teachers went on strike May 15 and…
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Teachers Strike Begins Monday
The chairwoman of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union has confirmed that a strike will begin as of Monday morning, reports RÚV. As reported by the Grapevine last week, the majority of teachers at The Technical College of Reykjavík and Borgarfjörður College voted in favour of going…
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University Academics May Strike
The Society of University Teachers (FH) has decided to hold a vote on whether or not to initiate a temporary strike. According to an announcement on their home page, the proposed strike would happen between April 25 and May 10 – a busy time…
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Education Minister Hopes To Avoid Strike
Minister of Education Illugi Gunnarssonn told parliament today that he hopes to avoid a strike of secondary school teachers, which is now a week away. RÚV reports that former Education Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir asked Illugi about the ongoing collective bargaining conflict with Iceland’s…
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Teachers Vote Yes To Strike
The votes are in, and Iceland’s secondary school teachers will go on strike March 17 if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached. RÚV reports that voter participation on the strike question was 86.9% of The Icelandic Teachers’ Unions and The Association…
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Students Support Teachers’ Labour Struggle
Secondary school students in Laugarvatn showed up for school in T-shirts showing their support for the labour demands of their teachers. The website of the Laugarvatn Secondary School reports that the students caught teachers by surprise today, showing up in black T-shirts which read…
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Teachers Vote On Strike Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Iceland’s secondary school teachers will vote on whether or not they will go on strike. Vísir reports that The Icelandic Teachers’ Unions and The Association of Deputy Headteachers in Upper Secondary Schools will both vote on the matter. Voting will open in…
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Teachers Stand Firm On Wage Negotiations
Secondary school teachers have accused the Icelandic government of “apathy”, and demand a significant pay rise. Vísir reports that representatives from every secondary school teacher’s union in the country gathered at Grand Hótel yesterday, drafting a resolution addressed to the Icelandic government: “The…
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United in Vision: Women Go On Strike
The weather was beautiful– sunny yet chilly– on October 24, 2005. Women went on a memorable strike on this day in 1975, rounding up 25,000 sisters who refused to work, cook or clean and demanded to be heard. This year, women in…