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 Kyn og vægi líkamans Gunnar Snorri Árnason Skoðun Skólinn er ekki verksmiðja Kristinn Jón Ólafsson,Halldóra Mogensen Skoðun Bakslag í skoðanafrelsi? Kári Allansson Skoðun 76 dagar sem koma aldrei aftur Einar Guðnason Skoðun 60.000 auðir fermetrar Dagur B. Eggertsson Skoðun Umfjöllun Kastljóss Þorgrímur Sigmundsson Skoðun Hvar er pabbi? Og aðrir stríðsglæpir Ísraels Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir Skoðun Að útrýma menningu og þjóð Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir,Snædís Sunna Thorlacius Skoðun Kristinn átrúnaður á tímum þjóðarmorðs Bjarni Karlsson Skoðun Þjóð gegn þjóðarmorði – stéttarfélög hvetja til þátttöku Hópur formanna stéttarfélaga Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Skóli án aðgreiningar - tékklisti fyrir stjórnvöld til að gera betur Unnur Helga Óttarsdóttir,Anna Lára Steindal skrifar Skoðun Fjöldi kynja – treystir þú þér í samtalið með velferð barna að leiðarljósi? Böðvar Ingi Guðbjartsson skrifar Skoðun Ókeypis minnisblað fyrir Alþingi: Jafnrétti er ekki skoðun- en umræðan er það Sigríður Ásta Hauksdóttir skrifar Skoðun Segðu skilið við sektarkenndina Finnur Th. Eiríksson skrifar Skoðun Að útrýma menningu og þjóð Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir,Snædís Sunna Thorlacius skrifar Skoðun Lög um vinnu og virknimiðstöðvar Atli Már Haraldsson skrifar Skoðun Áfram Breiðholt og Kjalarnes! Skúli Helgason skrifar Skoðun Austurland situr eftir þrátt fyrir fjórðung vöruútflutningstekna Berglind Harpa Svavarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Vesturlönd mega ekki leyfa Pútín að skrifa leikreglurnar Daði Freyr Ólafsson skrifar Skoðun Umfjöllun Kastljóss Þorgrímur Sigmundsson skrifar Skoðun Gulur september María Heimisdóttir skrifar Skoðun Kyn og vægi líkamans Gunnar Snorri Árnason skrifar Skoðun Sakborningur hjá saksóknara Páll Steingrímsson skrifar Skoðun Reiði á tímum allsnægta Jökull Gíslason skrifar Skoðun 60.000 auðir fermetrar Dagur B. Eggertsson skrifar Skoðun Kristinn átrúnaður á tímum þjóðarmorðs Bjarni Karlsson skrifar Skoðun Tölur segja ekki alla söguna Bryngeir Valdimarsson skrifar Skoðun Skólinn er ekki verksmiðja Kristinn Jón Ólafsson,Halldóra Mogensen skrifar Skoðun Enn úr sömu sveitinni Trausti Hjálmarsson skrifar Skoðun Palestínsk börn eiga betra skilið Anna Lúðvíksdóttir,Tótla I. Sæmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Stjórn Eflingar lýsir yfir samstöðu með palestínsku þjóðinni og fordæmir þjóðarmorð á Gaza Hópur stjórnarmanna í Eflingu skrifar Skoðun Þjóð gegn þjóðarmorði – stéttarfélög hvetja til þátttöku Hópur formanna stéttarfélaga skrifar Skoðun Umferðaröryggi barna í Kópavogi Eydís Inga Valsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Öll dýrin í skóginum eiga að vera vinir Árni Sigurðsson skrifar Skoðun Hvar er pabbi? Og aðrir stríðsglæpir Ísraels Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Meira að segja Evrópusambandið Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun 76 dagar sem koma aldrei aftur Einar Guðnason skrifar Skoðun Er popúlismi kenning um siðferði? Einar Gísli Gunnarsson skrifar Skoðun Umferðaröryggi barna í Kópavogi Eydís Inga Valsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ákalli um samræmingu í eftirliti svarað Lilja Björk Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Sjá meira
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.
Að útrýma menningu og þjóð Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir,Snædís Sunna Thorlacius Skoðun
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Skoðun Ókeypis minnisblað fyrir Alþingi: Jafnrétti er ekki skoðun- en umræðan er það Sigríður Ásta Hauksdóttir skrifar
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Skoðun Austurland situr eftir þrátt fyrir fjórðung vöruútflutningstekna Berglind Harpa Svavarsdóttir skrifar
Skoðun Stjórn Eflingar lýsir yfir samstöðu með palestínsku þjóðinni og fordæmir þjóðarmorð á Gaza Hópur stjórnarmanna í Eflingu skrifar
Skoðun Þjóð gegn þjóðarmorði – stéttarfélög hvetja til þátttöku Hópur formanna stéttarfélaga skrifar
Að útrýma menningu og þjóð Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,Esther Ösp Valdimarsdóttir,Snædís Sunna Thorlacius Skoðun