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 Hvað vilja sumarbústaðaeigendur í Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppi? Bergdís Linda Kjartansdóttir Skoðun Tár, kvár og kvennafrídagurinn Kristína Ösp Steinke Skoðun Ég þarf ekki að læra íslensku til að búa hérna Halla Hrund Logadóttir Skoðun Þjóð án máls – hver þegir, hver fær að tala? Guðjón Heiðar Pálsson Skoðun „Dánaraðstoð er viðurkenning á sjálfræði sjúklings og mannlegri reisn” Ingrid Kuhlman Skoðun Stjórnmálaklækir og hræsni Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir Skoðun Lífsstílsvísindi og breytingaskeiðið Harpa Lind Hilmarsdóttir Skoðun „Þú þarft ekki að skilja, bara virða“ Hanna Birna Valdimarsdóttir Skoðun Enn einn dagur í baráttunni Ásta F. Flosadóttir Skoðun Þetta er ekki tölfræði, heldu líf fólks Sandra B. Franks Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun „Dánaraðstoð er viðurkenning á sjálfræði sjúklings og mannlegri reisn” Ingrid Kuhlman skrifar Skoðun Þjóð án máls – hver þegir, hver fær að tala? Guðjón Heiðar Pálsson skrifar Skoðun Hvað vilja sumarbústaðaeigendur í Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppi? Bergdís Linda Kjartansdóttir skrifar Skoðun Lýðræði og samfélagsmiðlar Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun „Þú þarft ekki að skilja, bara virða“ Hanna Birna Valdimarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Þetta er ekki tölfræði, heldu líf fólks Sandra B. Franks skrifar Skoðun Stjórnmálaklækir og hræsni Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Samfélag sem stendur saman Benóný Valur Jakobsson skrifar Skoðun Er biðin á enda? Halla Thoroddsen skrifar Skoðun Lífsstílsvísindi og breytingaskeiðið Harpa Lind Hilmarsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hærri skattar á ferðamenn draga úr tekjum ríkissjóðs Þórir Garðarsson skrifar Skoðun Ég þarf ekki að læra íslensku til að búa hérna Halla Hrund Logadóttir skrifar Skoðun Ósýnilegu bjargráð lögreglumannsins Sigurður Árni Reynisson skrifar Skoðun Allt á einum stað – framtíð stafrænnar þjónustu ríkis og sveitarfélaga Einar Sveinbjörn Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Óttast Þorgerður úrskurð EFTA-dómstólsins? Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Jafnréttisþjóðin sem gleymdi dansinum Brogan Davison,Pétur Ármannsson skrifar Skoðun Hver er að væla? Guðríður Eldey Arnardóttir skrifar Skoðun Tár, kvár og kvennafrídagurinn Kristína Ösp Steinke skrifar Skoðun Skattaæfingar tengdar landbúnaðarstarfsemi Björn Bjarki Þorsteinsson skrifar Skoðun Konan - Vinnan - Kjörin í 40 ár Sara Björg Sigurðardóttir skrifar Skoðun Rangfærslur og hræðsluáróður meirihluta sveitarstjórnar Grímsnes- og Grafningshrepps í nafni lýðræðis Ragna Ívarsdóttir,Guðrún Margrét Njálsdóttir,Þröstur Sverrisson skrifar Skoðun Íslenskur her og íslensk leyniþjónusta Steingrímur Jónsson skrifar Skoðun Er jafnrétti fyrir allar? Anna Bergþórsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Ættu konur að fara í háskólanám? Lísa Margrét Gunnarsdóttir,Íris Björk Ágústsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Enn einn dagur í baráttunni Ásta F. Flosadóttir skrifar Skoðun Verðmætasköpunarlaust haust Jón Gunnarsson skrifar Skoðun Enginn grunnur fyrir nýju starfsleyfi Ísteka Rósa Líf Darradóttir,Guðrún Scheving Thorsteinsson skrifar Skoðun Krafan sem kvennahreyfingin gleymdi Guðmundur Ingi Þóroddsson skrifar Skoðun Börn geta ekki beðið – krefjumst tafarlausra aðgerða! Elín H. Hinriksdóttir,Bóas Valdórsson,Árný Ingvarsdóttir,,Anna Lára Steindal,Alma Ýr Ingólfsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Einfaldar lausnir á vaxtamálavanda bankanna Guðmundur Ásgeirsson 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.
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