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 „Eins og að fá hnefahögg í andlitið“ Innlent Íbúar mótmæla og vilja börn frekar en byggingu í Gunnarsbrekku Innlent Eygir vonarneista í fyrsta sinn í marga mánuði Innlent Bílvelta í Kömbunum Innlent Sveitarstjórn reyni að skrá íbúa úr sveitarfélaginu og ógni grundvallarréttindum Innlent Segir dregið úr veiðum á grundvelli „Walt Disneylíffræði“ Innlent Lögregla kölluð til eftir að bremsuvírar voru klipptir á reiðhjólum barna Innlent Hleypur 110 kílómetra á dag til að setja heimsmet Lífið Árborg girnist svæði Flóahrepps Innlent Brunarústirnar fjarlægðar tveimur árum eftir brunann 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 „Eins og að fá hnefahögg í andlitið“ Innlent Íbúar mótmæla og vilja börn frekar en byggingu í Gunnarsbrekku Innlent Eygir vonarneista í fyrsta sinn í marga mánuði Innlent Bílvelta í Kömbunum Innlent Sveitarstjórn reyni að skrá íbúa úr sveitarfélaginu og ógni grundvallarréttindum Innlent Segir dregið úr veiðum á grundvelli „Walt Disneylíffræði“ Innlent Lögregla kölluð til eftir að bremsuvírar voru klipptir á reiðhjólum barna Innlent Hleypur 110 kílómetra á dag til að setja heimsmet Lífið Árborg girnist svæði Flóahrepps Innlent Brunarústirnar fjarlægðar tveimur árum eftir brunann Innlent