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 Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Telur Bláa lónið öruggt vegna varnargarðanna Innlent Sigmundi vísað úr VMA eftir að hann krotaði á varning annarra flokka Innlent Samfylkingin bætir við sig í fyrsta sinn síðan í maí og Píratar úti Innlent „Þetta var bara besta stund kosningabaráttunnar til þessa“ Innlent „Ég ætla ekki að vera föst á þessum Klausturbar“ Innlent Segir komið fram við sig eins og glæpamann fyrir að vilja vera heima í Grindavík 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 Vaktin: Totur farnar að teygja sig til norðurs Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigmundur hafi viljað í kennslustund með nemendum Innlent Eldri maður á gamalli Corollu ógnaði ekki lífi hjóna á nýjum Ram Innlent Telur Bláa lónið öruggt vegna varnargarðanna Innlent Sigmundi vísað úr VMA eftir að hann krotaði á varning annarra flokka Innlent Samfylkingin bætir við sig í fyrsta sinn síðan í maí og Píratar úti Innlent „Þetta var bara besta stund kosningabaráttunnar til þessa“ Innlent „Ég ætla ekki að vera föst á þessum Klausturbar“ Innlent Segir komið fram við sig eins og glæpamann fyrir að vilja vera heima í Grindavík Innlent