Swimming pool closures this weekend in the countryside due to BSRB union strike

The short term strikes by pool workers based in the BSRB will likely result in pools having to be closed during the Pentecost weekend. This is stated in the BSRB announcement.

The staff of the swimming pools and sports centres in the West, North, and East Iceland join the already defunct BSRB and SNS collectives.

The staff of swimming pools and sport centres will go on strike this weekend, for example in Borgarbyggð and Akureyri, and they will likely close their doors to visitors during the Pentecost weekend, the report stated.

“If no agreements are reached by June 5, swimming pools and sports centers will be added in even more municipalities, including the capital area, up to the time of the agreement,” the announcement reads.

The following pool and sports facilities that will be closed this weekend due to the strike are:

Akureyri

Akureyri’s swimming pool

Glerárskóli Swimming Pool (Glerárskóli Sports Centre)

Sports centre in Hrísey, swimming pool and fitness

Dalvík

Dalvík Sports Centre - Dalvík Swimming Pool

Ólafsfjörður

The swimming pool in Ólafsfjörður and the sports centre of Fjallabyggð in Ólafsfjörður

Siglufjörður

The Siglufjörður Swimming Hall and the Siglufjörður Fjallabyggð Sports Centre

Skagafjörður

The Varmahlíð swimming pool and the Varmahlíð gymnasium

The swimming pool of Sauðárkrókur and the Sports Hall of Sauðárkrókur

Hofsós swimming pool

Neskaupstaður

Stefánslaug swimmingpoool in Neskaupstaður

Snæfellsbær

Snæfellsbær swimming pool

Snæfellsbær Sports Centre

Patreksfjörður

Brattahlíð, swimmingpool of Patreksfjörður