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Nationwide Teachers’ Strike Begins, Medical Doctors To Follow
A nationwide teachers’ strike began on October 29, affecting nine schools throughout the country. The work stoppage ensued following the unsuccessful negotiation between teachers and municipalities. In conversation with Vísir, Association for Primary School Teachers chairperson Mjöll Matthíasdóttir called for increasing primary…
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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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Collective Bargaining Agreement In Iceland Reached
The labour union Efling and its allied unions (VR, LÍV, Framsýn, VLFA and VLFG) reached a collective bargaining agreement with representatives of management last night that also entails the direct involvement of government measures and Central Bank policy. “It is entirely possible…
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VIDEO: WOW Air, Strikes And A Lot Of Earthquakes
Over the past week, we saw WOW Air go bankrupt, strikes of hotel workers and bus drivers, thousands of earthquakes in the northeast, and the indecipherable “Third Energy Package” sparking heated debate in Parliament. It’s been a busy week! To help make…
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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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WTF Happened Last Year? 2015 In News
Every year, we at the Grapevine like to look back and reflect on some of the hottest, weirdest, and most delightful news stories that dominated the headlines. This year is no exception. So here, again, we bring you: the Year In Review.…
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Whale Hunting Postponed Due To Strikes – UPDATE
This year’s whale hunting season is being postponed due to the veterinarians’ strike, and five weeks of the season have already passed. Whale hunting season normally begins in early May, and extends to late August or early September. RÚV reports that this…
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Iceland Strikes Again!
The conventional wisdom says that Iceland is a happy, prosperous place with that strong Nordic welfare system. But if things are so great in Iceland, why is everyone so angry about the state of the economy, and why are we in the…
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Strikes Are Good For Us All
Over the past six weeks or so, more and more unions have been joining the fray of demanding living wages for their workers, striking or threatening to do so to get there. The demand is so great, in fact, that even the…
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Yet More Unions Join Strikes
Many more trade unions have made the decision to vote on whether they will join the strikes already in progress. Kjarninn reports that the Electricians’ Union, the Icelandic Union of Professional Food and Restaurant Workers, Samiðn (a federation of a dozen industry…
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Flight Attendant Strike Cancelled
Icelandair flight attendants signed a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday and have therefore cancelled a short strike due to take place today, reports RÚV.The deal was signed after a strenuous 26 hour long negotiation meeting and will be valid until August 2015. The agreement…