Collective bargaining 2019-20

Resolution against the proposals of SA

In the current collective negotiations the confederation of employers, SA, has proposed changes to the working time and calculations of wages. These ideas are to expand the daytime working frame from 10 to 13 hours, to remove coffee breaks from paid hours, and to lengthen the accounting period for overtime work. The board, delegate council and negotiation committee of Efling consider this a great leap backwards in conditions of work in the Icelandic labour market. Read more…

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Sólveig Anna: No later than now

I find it strange that so few politicians have supported our demands for a 425,000ISK minimum wage. If I was a politician, I couldn’t imagine anything else, even with all the other things I’d have to think about, than standing with working and low-wage people in Iceland in their fight for fair distribution of the wealth of society. I would do it for many reasons, of course first and foremost for reasons of justice; it’s Read more…

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Icelandic employers against the currents of time

The biggest contribution of SA, the employers’ federation, to the collective bargaining in these last few months has been changing the rules surrounding working times. There are three themes: extending daytime working hours, selling out coffee breaks and reformed accounting of overtime hours. The ideas are said to be family-friendly and progressive. But what are they actually about? In the current agreements of the SGS union federation with SA, the daytime working period is 10 Read more…

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Negotiations with SA

April 23: New collective agreement accepted. April 12: Voting on the new agreements takes place until April 23. April 3: Agreements signed. They now go to a membership vote. April 2: Negotiation committee of Efling gives the chair of Efling a mandate for the signing of a collective agreement with SA. If that happens, the agreement goes to a membership vote. April 1: Strikes on April 3-5 cancelled. A basis for an agreement has been negotiated. March 27: The Keflavík union Read more…

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Strikes – Q&A

1. What’s a strike? A strike is when employees stop working in order to put pressure behind their demands in collective negotiations. Strikes can be limited and last for a short time, or they can apply to all members of a union and last an indefinite time — a general strike. Strike actions, either continuous or staggered, can last until the demands of the union have been met and an acceptable collective agreement has been signed. The decision Read more…

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Course: collective agreements, industrial peace and strikes; 15-22 January 2019

Collective Agreements, industrial peace and strikes. The course will cover the process of creating collective agreements, various kinds of agreements on the labour market, the process of voting and announcing strikes.This course will take place in three steps, each lasting 2 hours.Dates: 15, 17, 22 January 2019Time: 16:00 – 18:00Price: 21.000 kr.This course can also be taken remotely. The course is free of charge for Efling Union representatives, Efling board members and Efling staff. For Read more…

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Efling negotiation committee withdraws from SGS negotiations

A well-attended meeting was held in the Efling negotiation committee on Thursday evening, December 20. The cooperation with other unions in the SGS federation was discussed. Up until now, the head of Efling has sat on a common negotiation committee with SGS. This is the first time Efling has extended its negotiation mandate. The difference in emphasis between Efling and other SGS members was discussed, especially on cooperation with the store workers’ unions. Another point Read more…

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