No progress has been made in negotiations between the Union of Airline Mechanics and Business Iceland on a new wage agreement for Icelandair mechanics. According to the CEO of Business Iceland the mechanics are demanding a 20% wage hike. If an agreement is not reached before Sunday 6 AM mechanics at Icelandair will go on strike.
Read more: Icelandair airline mechanics threaten strike on Sunday: Negotiations deadlocked
The CEO of Business Iceland, Halldór Benjamín Þorbergsson told the National Broadcasting Service RÚV that it was impossible to meet the mechanics' demands. A wage agreement based on these demands would be the costliest in the history of Business Iceland, and would upset all other wage agreements.
The chairman of the Mechanics' Union told RÚV that the mechanics are preparing for a strike. A strike would only affect Icelandair. Passengers who have booked flights with Icelandair after 6 AM on December 17 can expect delays or disruptions. Other airlines, including WOW air and foreign airlines who fly to Keflavík should not experience any disruption.
No progress has been made in negotiations between the Union of Airline Mechanics and Business Iceland on a new wage agreement for Icelandair mechanics. According to the CEO of Business Iceland the mechanics are demanding a 20% wage hike. If an agreement is not reached before Sunday 6 AM mechanics at Icelandair will go on strike.
Read more: Icelandair airline mechanics threaten strike on Sunday: Negotiations deadlocked
The CEO of Business Iceland, Halldór Benjamín Þorbergsson told the National Broadcasting Service RÚV that it was impossible to meet the mechanics' demands. A wage agreement based on these demands would be the costliest in the history of Business Iceland, and would upset all other wage agreements.
The chairman of the Mechanics' Union told RÚV that the mechanics are preparing for a strike. A strike would only affect Icelandair. Passengers who have booked flights with Icelandair after 6 AM on December 17 can expect delays or disruptions. Other airlines, including WOW air and foreign airlines who fly to Keflavík should not experience any disruption.
