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 Fjöldi smitaðra af Covid kallar á aðgerðir Innlent Munaði engu að ökumaður straujaði niður nítján hjólreiðamenn Innlent „Það eina sem stoppar þá er hnefinn, valdbeiting“ Innlent „Mun enginn kaupa annað en rafbíl árið 2028“ Innlent Eldgos líklegt á allra næstu vikum og jafnvel innan bæjarins Innlent Flugi Play seinkað vegna ógnandi tilburða flugdólgs Innlent Þorbjörn kominn heim eftir átta mánaða fjarveru Innlent Kallaði Trump „Hitler Ameríku“ og studdi Never Trump-hreyfinguna Erlent Þyrlusveitin kölluð til aðstoðar lögreglu í nótt Innlent Minnkandi líkur á 20 stiga hita Veður
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 Fjöldi smitaðra af Covid kallar á aðgerðir Innlent Munaði engu að ökumaður straujaði niður nítján hjólreiðamenn Innlent „Það eina sem stoppar þá er hnefinn, valdbeiting“ Innlent „Mun enginn kaupa annað en rafbíl árið 2028“ Innlent Eldgos líklegt á allra næstu vikum og jafnvel innan bæjarins Innlent Flugi Play seinkað vegna ógnandi tilburða flugdólgs Innlent Þorbjörn kominn heim eftir átta mánaða fjarveru Innlent Kallaði Trump „Hitler Ameríku“ og studdi Never Trump-hreyfinguna Erlent Þyrlusveitin kölluð til aðstoðar lögreglu í nótt Innlent Minnkandi líkur á 20 stiga hita Veður