Airport Strike Likely to Begin Sunday

A strike of some employees of the Leifur Eriksson International Airport in Keflavík is expected to begin this Sunday. Sources close to news station NFS have confirmed that wage negotiations between management and labour has been ongoing for the past two months, without result. The employees work in areas such as check-in, the airport kitchen, baggage and other services. The Confederation of Icelandic Employers has said that such a strike would be illegal, but the workers are still expected to strike. Icelandair has said that all flights will continue as scheduled. - pfn