News - 21.12.2022

VR´s collective agreements approved

The results of the voting among members of VR on the newly concluded collective agreements with the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA) and The Icelandic Federation of Trade (FA) are now available.

VR's collective agreement with SA was approved with 81.91% of votes cast in the ballot which ended at 12:00 noon today, 7.808 VR members voted yes and 1.504 voted no or 15.78% while 220 or 2.31% voted to abstain. There were 39.115 VR members on the electoral register for the agreement between VR and SA and 9.532 voted or 24.37%.

VR's collective agreement with FA was approved with 85.17% of votes, 247 VR members voted yes and 38 voted no while 5 or 1.72% voted to abstain. There were 939 VR members on the electoral register for the agreement between VR and FA and 290 voted or 30.88%.
The voting was electronic on vr.is and took place 14 – 21 December 2022.