Nurse dispute resolved

Photo: Golli

After a marathon 13-hour negotiation session yesterday, the Icelandic Association of Nurses (FÍH) struck a deal with the State mediator on pay and working conditions and a new agreement was signed last night.

Nurses went on strike on 27 May and the Icelandic Parliament (‘Alþingi’) passed legislation on 13 June forcing them back to work and to the negotiating table.

The new deal provides for an 18.6% pay rise over the next three years and will be up for renegotiation in 2019.

Latest reports suggest, however, that 167 nurses have resigned in response to the Alþingi legislation. It is not yet clear whether any or all of these will retract their resignation in the light of this deal.

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