400 Icelanders Out of Work 6. júní 2006 18:58 Varnarliðssvæðið, varnarliðið, Keflavíkurflugvöllur kanar, bandaríkin ísland ameríka hermaður hermenn slökkvilið, slökkviliðsmenn, slökkvistöð á keflavíkurvelli fáni fánar 400 soon-to-be former employees of the NATO base in Keflavík, who will not have jobs when the base downsizes in September, have still not found new jobs. Of the 600 Icelanders currently working there, about 200 will continue on in relevant positions as a part of the Icelandic Aviation Authority, and about 70 have found work elsewhere. Already, union officials say they've been flooded with requests from employees seeking to speak with employment councillors about new jobs. "Up until now it's gone tolerably well finding new jobs for people," said Kristján Gunnarsson, chairman of the Union and Seamen's Society of Keflavík. "but there are still many who haven't come in yet." While Gunnarsson is optimistic about employment prospects in the area, he admits that the situation could be better. "The whole area is decreasing in development," he said, "So I can believe that many of these individuals are going to have a hard time starting a new job with a lower salary." -pfn News News in English Mest lesið Leigubílstjóri og vinur hans dæmdir fyrir nauðgun Innlent „Vladímír, HÆTTU!“ Erlent Umræða um gróf kynferðisbrot eigi ekki snúast um þjóðerni gerenda Innlent Hafa vísað hundrað leigubílstjórum á brott frá flugstöðinni vegna brota á reglum Innlent „Það er leitt að sjá á eftir góðu baráttufólki“ Innlent Einn handtekinn þegar sérsveitin aðstoðaði í Árnessýslu Innlent Nemandi látinn eftir árás í frönskum skóla Erlent Svara ákalli foreldra Innlent Rannsóknaraðgerð lokið en málið enn til rannsóknar Innlent Árásarmaðurinn trúverðugur en sá sem var stunginn misvísandi Innlent
400 soon-to-be former employees of the NATO base in Keflavík, who will not have jobs when the base downsizes in September, have still not found new jobs. Of the 600 Icelanders currently working there, about 200 will continue on in relevant positions as a part of the Icelandic Aviation Authority, and about 70 have found work elsewhere. Already, union officials say they've been flooded with requests from employees seeking to speak with employment councillors about new jobs. "Up until now it's gone tolerably well finding new jobs for people," said Kristján Gunnarsson, chairman of the Union and Seamen's Society of Keflavík. "but there are still many who haven't come in yet." While Gunnarsson is optimistic about employment prospects in the area, he admits that the situation could be better. "The whole area is decreasing in development," he said, "So I can believe that many of these individuals are going to have a hard time starting a new job with a lower salary." -pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Leigubílstjóri og vinur hans dæmdir fyrir nauðgun Innlent „Vladímír, HÆTTU!“ Erlent Umræða um gróf kynferðisbrot eigi ekki snúast um þjóðerni gerenda Innlent Hafa vísað hundrað leigubílstjórum á brott frá flugstöðinni vegna brota á reglum Innlent „Það er leitt að sjá á eftir góðu baráttufólki“ Innlent Einn handtekinn þegar sérsveitin aðstoðaði í Árnessýslu Innlent Nemandi látinn eftir árás í frönskum skóla Erlent Svara ákalli foreldra Innlent Rannsóknaraðgerð lokið en málið enn til rannsóknar Innlent Árásarmaðurinn trúverðugur en sá sem var stunginn misvísandi Innlent