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12.03.2026
The general election among VR members for the VR Board for the 2026–2027 term, which began at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 6, 2025, concluded at 12:00 noon today, Thursday, March 12, 2026.
The elections for the Board of VR for the 2026–2027 term, which ran from 5 March until 12:00 noon on 12 March 2026, have now concluded. 2739 votes were cast. There were a total of 40,785 VR members on the electoral roll. Voter turnout was therefore 6,7%.
The Annual General Meeting of VR 2026 will be held on Wednesday, 25 March at 19:30 at Hótel Reykjavík Grand. The meeting will be both in-person and on-line. Please register before 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting.
11.03.2026
At 10:00 this morning, Wednesday 11 March 2026, 1687 VR members had cast their votes in the union’s electronic elections for the Board, which is a 4,13% turnout. The elections began on Thursday 5 March and run until 12:00 noon tomorrow, Thursday 12 March.
10.03.2026
An equal share of VR members support and oppose Iceland joining the European Union, or 38%. Just under half — or 47% — support the adoption of a new currency. This can be seen in the results of a survey conducted among among members of VR earlier this year.
The Wage and Premises Committee of the collective agreements on the general labour market, composed of representatives from ASÍ and SA, met on Monday, 9 March. At the meeting it was ruled that a wage rate increase will be activated as of 1 April. The wage rate increase entails that the wage rates in collective agreements will rise by 0.06% as of 1 April 2026. This is due to the fact that the wage index on the general labour market increased beyond the negotiated wage rate increases of the benchmark wage rate in the second year of the Stability Agreement.
09.03.2026
At 10:00 this morning, Monday 9 March 2026, 1,012 VR members had cast their votes in the union’s electronic elections for the Board, which is an approximately 2.5% turnout. The elections began on Thursday 5 March and run until 12:00 noon on Thursday 12 March.
08.03.2026
Today is International Women’s Day, and it has a history of more than a hundred years. For decades, VR has been at the forefront of the fight for women’s rights in the labour market and is not letting up. Financial independence is a fundamental prerequisite for women’s liberation, and although significant progress has been made in reducing the gender pay gap, women still earn only about 80% of men’s total pay.
06.03.2026
At 10:00 this morning, Friday 6 March 2026, 696 VR members had cast their votes in the union’s electronic elections for the Board, which is an 1.7 % turnout. The elections began on Thursday 5 March and run until 12:00 noon on Thursday 12 March.
05.03.2026
Elections among VR members for the Board of VR begins at 10:00 this morning, Thursday, 5 March and concludes at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 12 March.
Applications have opened for holiday homes for winter 2026–2027 and will remain open until 15 March. It does not matter when during the application period members apply—everyone has the same chance of being drawn. Members who are allocated a holiday home have until 22 March to complete payment through My Pages.
03.03.2026
VR members are offered one-on-one assistance with their tax return from a KPMG specialist. The assistance is available on 9 and 10 March from 08:30 to 16:00. Each appointment is 15 minutes.
