Union representatives want the municipal majority to shoulder responsibility

The following resolution was approved during the meeting of the union representatives of Efling employed by the city of Reykjavík along with the negotiating committee on the Efling-premises on January 27th of 2020.The resolution was sent yesterday afternoon to the municipal majority in Reykjavík: Aron Leví Beck, Dagur B. Eggertsson, Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir, Dóra Magnúsdóttir, Heiða Björk Hilmisdóttir, Hjálmar Sveinsson, Líf Magneudóttir, Pawel Bartoszek, Sabine Leskopf, Sigurborg Ósk Haralsdóttir, Skúli Helgason, Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir.47 union representatives were present during the meeting and unanimously approved the resolution.Dear councilmanWe, the union representatives of Efling who are employed by the city of Reykjavík, demand that the city authorities reach an agreement for a correction of our wages and those of other Efling members employed by the city.A reasonable solution based on a known precedent has been suggested by the negotiating committee of Efling. We support that solution and declare our unequivocal support for the correction paths which the negotiating committee of Efling has submitted. It’s clear to us that the city’s funds are ample for that correction.As an elected representative, you have been appointed to run the city, our workplace. You are responsible for our wages and our welfare. We call upon you to shoulder that responsibility.We still do our jobs every day. Are you doing yours?The union representatives of Efling employed by the city of Reykjavík