VR-members, exercise your right to vote! Christopher Eva skrifar 12. mars 2025 15:32 Right now, all VR members have the opportunity to cast their vote in a general election for leadership of the union. I would like to encourage VR members to use their right to vote in the upcomin election and remind members of foreign origin that all members have the right to vote, irrespective of their citizenship. I will cast my vote on Halla Gunnarsdóttir as a Chair for VR. I have been a member of VR since I moved to Iceland to work for Alvotech. My colleagues come from over sixty different countries and many of them have never been union members before coming to Iceland. This can be a challenge for shop stewards like myself, who sometimes have to help people understand the role unions play in the Icelandic job market, as well as the protection and services they offer. I am a proud member of VR and have been active within the union, as a member of its Consultative Council (trúnaðarráð) and a delegate at the biannual Congress of ASÍ (the Icelandic Confederation of Labour). It was at the ASÍ Congress that I first met Halla Gunnarsdóttir formally, who then was the Deputy Chair of VR. Shortly after she became the union leader and has served as such since Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson was elected as a Member of Parliament. Halla immediately came across as a very thoughtful leader. She is inclusive and deeply interested in the work and life of different members of VR. She has visited Alvotech and showed great interest in supporting me and my fellow shop steward in ensuring all VR members at our office understand the rights and obligations they have in the Icelandic job market. Most of us negotiate our own salary, but we still rely on the framework provided by VR through collective agreements to make sure we enjoy the right to rest, be sick and go on holiday. I trust that Halla will make a good Chair for VR and I look forward to continuing our collaboration in the years to come. The vote is open until noon tomorrow, Thursday. All further information is available on vr.is and more info about Halla is to be found on halla.is. Christopher Eva, member of VR Consultative Council and shop steward at Alvotech. Viltu birta grein á Vísi? Sendu okkur póst. Senda grein Formannskjör í VR 2025 Mest lesið Fjárskipti við slit óvígðrar sambúðar: Meginreglur og frávik Sveinn Ævar Sveinsson Skoðun Landsvirkjun hafin yfir lög Björg Eva Erlendsdóttir Skoðun Greiðsla með Vísakorti tryggir ekki endurgreiðslu – forfallatryggingar gagnslausar þegar mest á reynir Erna Guðmundsdóttir Skoðun Stjórnmálin verða að virka Bjarni Benediktsson Skoðun „Já, hvað með bara að skjóta hann!“ Þórhildur Hjaltadóttir Skoðun Ísrael – brostnir draumar og lygar Ingibjörg Þóra Haraldsdóttir Skoðun Trump les tölvupóstinn þinn Mörður Áslaugarson Skoðun Þau eru framtíðin – en fá ekki að njóta nútímans Sigurður Kári Skoðun 80.000 manna klóakrennsli í Dýrafjörð í boði Arctic Fish Jón Kaldal Skoðun Aukin tækifæri verslunarfólks til framtíðar Anna Bragadóttir, Gunnur Líf Gunnarsdóttir og Svava Þorsteinsdóttir Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Landsvirkjun hafin yfir lög Björg Eva Erlendsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Fjárskipti við slit óvígðrar sambúðar: Meginreglur og frávik Sveinn Ævar Sveinsson skrifar Skoðun Þau eru framtíðin – en fá ekki að njóta nútímans Sigurður Kári skrifar Skoðun Greiðsla með Vísakorti tryggir ekki endurgreiðslu – forfallatryggingar gagnslausar þegar mest á reynir Erna Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hvers vegna þegir kristin, vestræn menning? 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Right now, all VR members have the opportunity to cast their vote in a general election for leadership of the union. I would like to encourage VR members to use their right to vote in the upcomin election and remind members of foreign origin that all members have the right to vote, irrespective of their citizenship. I will cast my vote on Halla Gunnarsdóttir as a Chair for VR. I have been a member of VR since I moved to Iceland to work for Alvotech. My colleagues come from over sixty different countries and many of them have never been union members before coming to Iceland. This can be a challenge for shop stewards like myself, who sometimes have to help people understand the role unions play in the Icelandic job market, as well as the protection and services they offer. I am a proud member of VR and have been active within the union, as a member of its Consultative Council (trúnaðarráð) and a delegate at the biannual Congress of ASÍ (the Icelandic Confederation of Labour). It was at the ASÍ Congress that I first met Halla Gunnarsdóttir formally, who then was the Deputy Chair of VR. Shortly after she became the union leader and has served as such since Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson was elected as a Member of Parliament. Halla immediately came across as a very thoughtful leader. She is inclusive and deeply interested in the work and life of different members of VR. She has visited Alvotech and showed great interest in supporting me and my fellow shop steward in ensuring all VR members at our office understand the rights and obligations they have in the Icelandic job market. Most of us negotiate our own salary, but we still rely on the framework provided by VR through collective agreements to make sure we enjoy the right to rest, be sick and go on holiday. I trust that Halla will make a good Chair for VR and I look forward to continuing our collaboration in the years to come. The vote is open until noon tomorrow, Thursday. All further information is available on vr.is and more info about Halla is to be found on halla.is. Christopher Eva, member of VR Consultative Council and shop steward at Alvotech.
Greiðsla með Vísakorti tryggir ekki endurgreiðslu – forfallatryggingar gagnslausar þegar mest á reynir Erna Guðmundsdóttir Skoðun
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Skoðun Í minningu sonar – og allra þeirra sem aldrei komu heim Kristín Dýrfjörð,Friðrik Þór Guðmundsson skrifar
Skoðun Truman-ríkið: Tilraunir raunheimsins að komast í gegnum gervihvelfinguna Svala Magnea Ásdísardóttir skrifar
Greiðsla með Vísakorti tryggir ekki endurgreiðslu – forfallatryggingar gagnslausar þegar mest á reynir Erna Guðmundsdóttir Skoðun
Aukin tækifæri verslunarfólks til framtíðar Anna Bragadóttir, Gunnur Líf Gunnarsdóttir og Svava Þorsteinsdóttir Skoðun