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Revision as of 06:20, 25 May 2021
Icelandic Confederation of Labour | |
Alþýðusamband Íslands | |
Founded | 1916 |
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Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Location | |
Members | 73,000 |
Key people | Drífa Snædal, chair |
Affiliations | ITUC, ETUC, TUAC, NFS |
Website | www.asi.is |
The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) (Icelandic: Alþýðusamband Íslands) is a trade union centre in Iceland. It was formed in 1916 and has a membership of 104,500, approximately half of the Icelandic workforce.
The ASÍ is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions. In October 2018 Drífa Snædal became the first female leader of the union.
Affiliates
There are five federations affiliated to the ASÍ:[1]
- Icelandic Electrical Industry Union
- Icelandic Fishermen's Union
- Icelandic Trade Union Federation
- National Union of Icelandic Traders
- Samiðn
In addition, six trade unions are directly affiliated to the ASÍ:[2]
- Icelandic Dairy Union
- Icelandic Flight Attendants' Association
- Leiðsögn
- MATVÍS
- Union of Hairdressers
- VM
Presidents
- 1916: Ottó N. Þorláksson
- 1918: Jón Baldvinsson
- 1938: Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
- 1940:
- 1942: Guðgeir Jónsson
- 1944: Hermann Guðmundsson
- 1948: Helgi Hannesson
- 1954: Hannibal Valdimarsson
- 1971: Björn Jónsson
- 1973: Snorri Jónsson (acting)
- 1974: Björn Jónsson
- 1978: Snorri Jónsson (acting)
- 1980: Ásmundur Stefánsson
- 1992: Benedikt Davíðsson
- 1996: Grétar Þorsteinsson
- 2008: Gylfi Arnbjörnsson
- 2018: Drífa Snædal
References
- ^ "Aðildarfélög". ASÍ. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Félög með beina aðild að ASÍ". ASÍ. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
- Information brochure for foreign workers (in English)
- Drífa Snædal, Iceland's new ASÍ leader: Taking the helm in turbulent times