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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Óttast verðhækkanir sem bitni á konum og barnafjölskyldum 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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Óttast verðhækkanir sem bitni á konum og barnafjölskyldum Innlent