Serious concerns over budget bill
<img style="margin:0 1em 1em 0;" align="left" alt="Halla Gunnarsdóttir, chair of VR, says workers' share of productivity gains in the economy is high in Iceland compared with countries where trade unions have been weakened or dismantled." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/67/65/1676558A.jpg"/> The board of the VR trade union has expressed serious concerns over the government’s budget bill, saying it significantly reduces the chances that collective agreements in the private sector will remain in force.