Around 2,100 nurses at the National University Hospital of Iceland, Landspítalinn, will begin their strike at midnight tonight.
Of 1,600 full-time equivalents, 500 will remain on duty during the strike to provide basic healthcare and ensure patient safety. According to Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir, director of nursing at Landspítalinn, the hospital will be forced to close around 100 emergency beds during the strike and to discharge a large number of patients.
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A large number of member unions of BHM, the Association of Academics, have been on strike since mid-April.
Other labour unions (The Icelandic Union of Commercial and Office Workers (VR), the Commercial Federation of Iceland (LÍV), Flóabandalagið and StéttVest) announced yesterday that they intended to postpone their strike actions by five days.
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, told Channel 2 News on Sunday that negotiation talks with BHM members would be halted until an agreement has been reached with the labour market. His comments were badly received by BHM members who fear that the government will seek a ban to end the strikes.
Around 2,100 nurses at the National University Hospital of Iceland, Landspítalinn, will begin their strike at midnight tonight.
Of 1,600 full-time equivalents, 500 will remain on duty during the strike to provide basic healthcare and ensure patient safety. According to Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir, director of nursing at Landspítalinn, the hospital will be forced to close around 100 emergency beds during the strike and to discharge a large number of patients.
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A large number of member unions of BHM, the Association of Academics, have been on strike since mid-April.
Other labour unions (The Icelandic Union of Commercial and Office Workers (VR), the Commercial Federation of Iceland (LÍV), Flóabandalagið and StéttVest) announced yesterday that they intended to postpone their strike actions by five days.
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, told Channel 2 News on Sunday that negotiation talks with BHM members would be halted until an agreement has been reached with the labour market. His comments were badly received by BHM members who fear that the government will seek a ban to end the strikes.
