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 Bakslag í skoðanafrelsi? Kári Allansson Skoðun Ofbeldi í skólum: Áskoranir og leiðir til lausna Soffía Ámundadóttir Skoðun Snorri Másson er ekki vandinn – hann er viðvörun Helen Ólafsdóttir Skoðun Sanna er rödd félagshyggju, réttlætis og jöfnuðar! Laufey Líndal Ólafsdóttir,Sara Stef. Hildardóttir Skoðun Boðsferð Landsvirkjunar Stefán Georgsson Skoðun Ástin er falleg Sigurður Árni Reynisson Skoðun Að láta mata sig er svo þægilegt Björn Ólafsson Skoðun Ein saga af sextíu þúsund Halldór Ísak Ólafsson Skoðun Nýjar reglur um réttindi fólks í ráðningarsambandi Ingvar Sverrisson Skoðun Hingað og ekki lengra – Um þögnina sem styður ofbeldi Halldóra Sigríður Sveinsdóttir Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Ömurlegur fyrri hálfleikur – en er enn von? Sigvaldi Einarsson skrifar Skoðun Vitund, virðing og von: Jafningjastuðningur í brennidepli Nína Eck skrifar Skoðun Hingað og ekki lengra – Um þögnina sem styður ofbeldi Halldóra Sigríður Sveinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ein saga af sextíu þúsund Halldór Ísak Ólafsson skrifar Skoðun Að láta mata sig er svo þægilegt Björn Ólafsson skrifar Skoðun Nýjar reglur um réttindi fólks í ráðningarsambandi Ingvar Sverrisson skrifar Skoðun Ofbeldi í skólum: Áskoranir og leiðir til lausna Soffía Ámundadóttir skrifar Skoðun Bakslag í skoðanafrelsi? Kári Allansson skrifar Skoðun Eplin í andlitshæð Bryndís Haraldsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Bataskólinn – fyrir þig? Guðný Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Sanna er rödd félagshyggju, réttlætis og jöfnuðar! Laufey Líndal Ólafsdóttir,Sara Stef. Hildardóttir skrifar Skoðun Boðsferð Landsvirkjunar Stefán Georgsson skrifar Skoðun Samstarf um loftslagsmál og grænar lausnir Sigurður Hannesson,Nótt Thorberg skrifar Skoðun Ástin er falleg Sigurður Árni Reynisson skrifar Skoðun Líknarmeðferð og dánaraðstoð eru ekki andstæður heldur nauðsynleg umræðuefni Ingrid Kuhlman skrifar Skoðun Grunnstoðir sveitarfélagsins efldar til muna Sandra Sigurðardóttir skrifar Skoðun Laugarnestangi - til allrar framtíðar Líf Magneudóttir skrifar Skoðun Að vera séður og heyrður getur bjargað lífi – Gulur september minnir okkur á að hlúa að hjartanu Kristín Magdalena Ágústsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Rangfærslur um atburðina á Gaza Egill Þ. 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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.
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