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 Leigubílstjóri grunaður um stórfellda líkamsárás rekinn Innlent Vill vita hvað Úkraínumenn vilja gera við bandarískar stýriflaugar Erlent Telja að eitt prósent þjóðarinnar sé haldið barnagirnd Innlent Vilja að Reykjavík lögsæki ríkið Innlent Hópslysaáætlun virkjuð á Snæfellsnesi Innlent „Við viljum bara grípa þau fyrr“ Innlent Maður dvaldi í Alþingishúsinu yfir nótt Innlent Handtekinn fyrir stórfellda líkamsárás í Dugguvogi Innlent Ákærðar fyrir að auglýsa vændi en kaupendurnir ekki Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni 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 Leigubílstjóri grunaður um stórfellda líkamsárás rekinn Innlent Vill vita hvað Úkraínumenn vilja gera við bandarískar stýriflaugar Erlent Telja að eitt prósent þjóðarinnar sé haldið barnagirnd Innlent Vilja að Reykjavík lögsæki ríkið Innlent Hópslysaáætlun virkjuð á Snæfellsnesi Innlent „Við viljum bara grípa þau fyrr“ Innlent Maður dvaldi í Alþingishúsinu yfir nótt Innlent Handtekinn fyrir stórfellda líkamsárás í Dugguvogi Innlent Ákærðar fyrir að auglýsa vændi en kaupendurnir ekki Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni Innlent