In a final push to avert a strike, the state mediator called a meeting between representatives from the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) and the
With the dust from this fall’s leadership turmoil still unsettled, one-third of wage contracts need to be re-negotiated between their trade union and SA, the
A negotiation meeting between Enfling trade union and SA, originally slated for today, is being postponed to the new year, according to Vísir. The state
VR Union and SA, the Federation of Icelandic Employers, have settled on a short-term contract that will be valid through next year. The agreement will
Power vacuum When Drífa Snædal resigned from her position as chairperson of ASÍ (The Icelandic Confederation of Labour) this summer, she left a power vacuum at the heart of Iceland’s largest organisation of trade unions. The Icelandic Confederation of Labour consists of 47 trade unions and represents some 2/3 of Icelandic organised labour, around 133,000 […]
After a late night of fruitless negotiations between VR and SA, the Federation of Icelandic Employers, an end to bargaining may be in sight. The
The Prime Minister has expressed disappointment in VR’s decision to break off wage negotiations with SA Thursday evening. The Minister of Finance does not believe
The recent hike in interest rates has complicated the upcoming wage negotiations, with government involvement now a possibility to bring the negotiations to a conclusion.
Unemployment rates sat at 2.8% in September, creating tension in the labour market. Although this may sound like a good development, according to the Federation
Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson, chairperson of VR, Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, chairperson of Efling, and Vilhjálmur Birgisson, chairperson of the Association of Trade Unions, have all withdrawn
