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We Faroese people are helpful, and we can all make a difference.
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Vit føroyingar eru hjálpsamir, og vit kunnu øll gera mun.
As something new, we chose for the first time to select a few core issues for ourselves in connection with the parliamentary election, which we knew would be held no later than November 2015.
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Sum nakað nýtt valdu vit fyri fyrstu ferð at kjósa okkum nøkur kjarnumál í sambandi við løgtingsvalið, ið vit vistu fór at verða í seinasta lagi í november 2015.
The board and management had prepared preliminary arrangements prior to the representatives' meeting in December 2014.
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Nevnd og umsiting høvdu gjørt fyri- reikingar undan álitisfólkafundinum í desember 2014.
At the meeting there was discussion about the topic, and then we prioritized the issues the organization should choose for itself.
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Á fundinum var hugarok um evnið, og síðan raðfestu vit tey mál, felagið skuldi kjósa sær.
We wanted the core issues to be embedded in the marrow of the association, in the trusted representatives. In the election year we have thus shone a light on the core issues, and all the political parties were asked about them, and whether they agreed with them or not.
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Vit ynsktu, at kjarnumálini vóru kjølfest í mergi felagsins, álitisfólkunum. Í valárinum hava vit so varpað ljós á kjarnumálini, og allir politisku flokkarnir blivu spurdir um hesi, og hvørt tey tóku undir við teimum ella ei.
We received responses from all parties and bought a special issue of Sosialurin that dealt with the core issues and the answers we had received from the parties.
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Vit fingu svar frá øllum flokkum og keyptu okkum eitt serblað í Sosialinum, ið snúði seg um kjarnumálini og tey svar, vit høvdu fingið frá flokkunum.
To do, among other things, this effort and to shed light on the issues has had an impact:
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At gera m.a. hetta átak og varpa ljós á málini hevur havt ávirkan:
We have directly seen some of them again in the power struggle and also in the coalition agreement. Most visible, perhaps, is the issue of the psychological work environment, which has really been put to the test.
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Vit hava beinleiðis sæð nøkur teirra aftur í valdystinum og eisini í samgonguskjalinum. Sjónligast er nokk málið um sálarliga arbeiðsumhvørvið, ið veruliga er sett á breddan.
The unions in the Trade Union Cooperation also carried out several significant initiatives together ahead of the election and together highlighted important issues, also coinciding with the core issues.
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Feløgini í Fakfelagssamstarvinum gjørdu eisini fleiri og munagóð átøk saman undan valinum og varpaðu í felag ljós á týðandi mál, eisini samanfallandi við kjarnumálini.
Among other things, we organized a live debate on Rás 2 with participation from election candidates from all parties, organized a joint campaign and a joint event at the People’s Assembly.
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Vit skipaðu m.a. fyri beinleiðis kjaki á Rás2 við luttøku av valevnum úr øllum flokkum, skipaðu fyri felags kampanju og felags tiltaki á Fólkafundinum.
On October 12 we signed a new 2-year contract with the Ministry of Finance, and on December 17 we signed with the Municipal Employers' Association. 4.15% for 2 years, respectively 2.25% and 1.90% were the outcomes of the negotiations this time.
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12. oktobur skrivaðu vit undir nýggjan 2-ára sáttmála við Fíggjarmálaráðið, og 17. desembur skrivaðu vit undir við Kommunala Arbeiðsgevarafelagið. 4,15 % í 2 ár, ávikavist 2,25 % og 1,90 % varð úrslitið av samráðingunum hesa ferð.
Some parts of the agreement we were happier about than others. Overall, however, an agreement we could live with – and the same goes for the contracting parties.
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Summar partar av semjuni vóru vit fegnari um enn aðrar. Samanumtikið tó ein semja, vit kunnu liva við – og sama siga sáttmálapartarnir.
The Civil Servants' Association had intended to obtain a significant general salary increase. It is therefore no secret that the salary increase in the latter year was not what we were aiming for.
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Starvsmannafelagið hevði ætlað at fáa eina munagóða generella lønarhækking. Tað er tí ongin loyna, at lønarhækkingin seinna árið var ikki hon, vit fóru eftir.
We had painted a much darker picture of the future economic prospects than the picture that, in our view, was painted by others before the parliamentary election. When it faded, the result was 4.15%.
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Vit fingu lýst eina væl døkkari mynd av framtíðar búskaparvánunum, enn myndin, sum eftir okkara tykki varð málað av fleiri undan løgtingsvalinum. Tá avtornaði, bleiv úrslitið tey 4,15 %.
good provisions in the contracts. Without having to sell off any of the heirloom silver.
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góðar ásetingar í sáttmálarnar. Uttan at vera noydd at selja burtur av arvasilvurinum.
Everyone now has 15% in pension, with the result that our members in the Ambulance Service now also get 15% in pension. And we are pleased about that.
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Øll eiga nú 15 % í eftirløn, við tað at limir okkara í Sjúkraflutningstænastuni nú eisini fáa 15 % í eftirløn. Og tað fegnast vit um.
As usual, several occupational groups were reclassified this time as well. The gap between the various salaries had been small, and if the intention was to raise those with lower pay, it was necessary that those with higher education be moved. Both because their salary was too low, and also with the aim that there shou...
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Sum vanligt er, vórðu eisini hesa ferð nakrir starvsbólkar umflokkaðir. Spennið millum ymsu lønirnar hevur verið stutt, og skal hugsingur vera um at lyfta tey lægri løntu, var neyðugt, at tey við hægru útbúgvingunum vórðu flutt. Bæði tí teirra løn var ov lág, og eisini við tí fyri eyga, at møguleiki skal vera fyri løna...
And this is how negotiations are arranged in a major union like the Civil Servants' Union. Not everyone wins at the same time, but the union keeps an eye on things so that no one is left out.
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Og soleiðis eru samráðingarnar í einum meginfelag sum Starvsmannafelagnum skaffaðar. Allir bókar vinna ikki í senn, men felagið heldur eyga við, at ongin skal vera við sviðusoð.
Like other organizations, we have now also signed an agreement on the obligation and manner of notification in connection with strikes.
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Sum onnur feløg hava vit nú eisini undirskrivað avtalu um fráboðanarskyldu og -form í sambandi við arbeiðssteðg.
Words relating to maternity leave have been softened/modified so that the wording in the agreement is no longer in conflict with the equality law.
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Avoldaðar orðingar um barsil eru tillagaðar, so orðaljóðið í sáttmálanum ikki longur er í stríð við javnstøðulógina.
We are pleased that we have signed important agreements on the working environment and skills development. These are constructive and future-oriented.
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Vit fegnast um, at vit hava undirskrivað týdningarmiklar avtalur um arbeiðsumhvørvi og førleikamenning. Hesar eru konstruktivar og framlítandi.
In addition, we have agreed that the fine words in the current agreements on strategic skills development of staff must be put into practice. This will, among other things, be done by the parties at least every other year assessing whether the agreement on skills development is working as intended.
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Harafturat hava vit gjørt avtalu um, at tey føgru orðini í verandi sáttmálum um strategiska førleikamenning av starvsfólki skulu fremjast í verki. Tað skal m.a. verða gjørt, við at partarnir í minsta lagi annaðhvørt ár eftirmeta, um avtalan um førleikamenning virkar eftir ætlan.
It was likewise agreed between the parties that if there were other unions besides those represented here, work would be started on a joint public pay system. Exactly how such a system would be organized and designed, of course, is not predetermined.
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Avtalað varð somuleiðis millum partarnar, at vóru eisini onnur feløg enn vit sinnað, varð farið undir arbeiðið við eini felags almennari lønarskipan. Hvussu slík verður skipað og háttað er sjálvsagt ikki fastlagt frammanundan.
We believe that this would also have been a good and forward-looking piece of work.
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Vit meta, at eisini hetta hevði verið eitt gott og framlítandi arbeiði.
The union of the cabin crew at Atlantic Airways and the Employees’ Association have decided to merge. The merger agreement was signed in the premises of the Employees’ Association at the beginning of 2016. The merger was unanimously approved in both associations — and we warmly welcome our new members.
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Fakfelagið hjá kabinustarvsfólkunum hjá Atlantic Airways og Starvsmannafelagið hava avgjørt at leggja saman. Samanleggingaravtalan varð undirskrivað í hølum Starvsmannafelagsins við ársbyrjan 2016. Samanleggingin var einmælt samtykt í báðum feløgum – og ynskja vit okkara nýggju limum hjartaliga vælkomnum.
The approximately 30 cabin crew members who were members of the union Súla are now members of the Staff Association with full membership rights and responsibilities. The unions are merging under, among other things, the name and rules of the Staff Association.
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Tey útivið 30 kabinustarvsfólkini, sum hava verið limir í fakfelagnum Súluni, eru nú limir í Starvsmannafelagnum við full- um limarættindum og -skyldum. Feløgini ganga saman undir m.a. navninum og reglunum hjá Starvsmannafelagnum.
The board of Súla is stepping down, but Súla will continue to exist as a professional group within the Civil Servants' Union, which already has several professional groups. The board of the Civil Servants' Union will continue as before.
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Nevndin í Súluni fer frá, men Súlan heldur tó fram sum fakbólkur í Starvsmannafelagnum, sum longu hevur fleiri fakbólkar. Nevndin í Starvsmannafelagnum heldur fram sum fyrr.
Súlan has a contract with the Faroese Employers' Association, which will expire on November 1 this year.
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Súlan hevur sáttmála við Føroya Arbeiðsgevarafelag, sum fer úr gildi 1. november í ár.
The Civil Servants' Association has now taken over the formal contract negotiations against the Faroese Employers' Association.
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Starvsmannafelagið hevur nú yvirtikið tað formliga sáttmálaræðið mótvegis Føroya Arbeiðsgevarafelag.
It was good news when it became known that the Labour Inspectorate will finally appoint a psychologist. The Civil Servants' Association has long campaigned for this.
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Tað vóru gleðilig tíðindi, tá tað frættist, at nú fer Arbeiðseftirlitið loksins at seta ein sálarfrøðing í starv. Starvsmannafelagið hevur leingi arbeitt fyri hesum.
The association has pointed out the need to improve wellbeing and oversight of the psychological work environment. This has also been done together with the Trade Union Cooperation.
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Felagið hevur víst á tørvin at uppraðfesta trivnaðin og eftirlitið við sálarliga arbeiðsumhvørvinum. Tað hevur eisini verið gjørt saman við Fakfelagssamstarvinum.
A survey the association carried out in 2014 revealed that harassment is at least as big a problem in the Faroese labor market as in other countries. Therefore it is a major step forward that the Labour Inspection is now hiring people to monitor the psychosocial work environment.
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Ein kanning, sum felagið gjørdi í 2014, avdúkaði, at strongd er eitt minst líka stórt vandamál á føroyska arbeiðsmarknaðinum sum í øðrum londum. Tí er tað eitt stórt framstig, at Arbeiðseftirlitið nú setir fólk í starv at hava eftirlit við sálarliga arbeiðsumhvørvinum.
At the same time, this is an example that the fact that the Civil Servants’ Union and the other trade unions have continually pushed and highlighted this issue has proven to make a difference.
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Samstundis er hetta eitt dømi um, at tað at Starvsmannafelagið og hini fakfeløgini alla tíðina hava strongt á og varpað ljós á hetta málið, hevur víst seg at gera mun.
The judgment is a victory for the Skippers and Navigators Association, the Marine Engineers Association and the Civil Servants’ Association, who together lodged a complaint against the Ministry of Finance in the administrative court.
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Dómurin er ein sigur fyri Skipara- og Navigatørfelagið, Maskinmeistarafelagið og Starvsmannafelagið, sum saman kærdu Fíggjarmálaráðið fyri gerðarrættin.
The employees’ union considered that the provision meant that all staff working under the agreement were entitled to a pension on top of their basic salary. This applied regardless of whether they worked full time or part time, whether they were in permanent positions or temporarily employed, or what type of employment...
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Starvsmannafelagið metti, at ásetingin merkti, at øll starvsfólk, sum arbeiða undir sáttmálanum, høvdu krav um eftirløn aftur at grundlønini. Hetta óansæð, um tey arbeiddu fulla ella niðursetta tíð, ella um tey vóru í føstum starvi ella fyribilssett, ella hvat slag av setan talan annars var um.
The agreement states that the Employees’ Association will not make claims for pension contributions on hourly wages that were earned before 1 October 2015. The employee on whom the employment law case was based still received pension contributions on all of their income for 2014.
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Semjan ber í sær, at Starvsmannafelagið fer ikki at seta fram krav um eftirlønargjøld av tímalønum, sum eru innvunnar fyri 1. oktober 2015. Starvsfólkið, sum gerðarættarmálið varð grundað á fær tó eftirlønargjald av allari sínari inntøku fyri 2014.
That everyone employed under the agreement with FMR will now have pensions reinstated to the base salary, and that the agreement going forward will not differentiate between occupational groups regarding pension rights, was important to the Civil Servants’ Union. There is always uncertainty in connection with a court r...
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At øll, sum starvast undir sáttmálanum við FMR nú fáa eftirløn aftur at grundlønini, og at sáttmálin framyvir ikki germun á starvsbólkum, hvat ið eftirlønarrættindum viðvíkur, vigaði tungt hjá Starvsmannafelagnum. Tað er altíð ein óvissa í sambandi við ein rættarúrskurð, og eisini tí vit meta semjuna sum ein týdningarm...
At Posta and Føroya Tele, everyone employed under the collective agreements has, for all years, received the contractually agreed pension, and the applicable agreement explicitly states that hourly-paid employees are also covered by the pension entitlement.
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Hjá Posta og Føroya Tele hava øll, sum starvast undir sáttmálunum, øll árini fingið sáttmálaásettu eftirlønina, og í galdandi sáttmála er beinleiðis ásett, at tímalønt eisini eru fevnd av eftirlønarrættinum.
The Staff Association organizes elections for union representatives every other year, which means that the representatives are elected for 2 years at a time.
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Starvsmannafelagið skipar fyri álitisfólkavali annaðhvørt ár, tað vil siga, at álitisfólk verða vald fyri 2 ár í senn.
The election of trustees was announced in early October, with the deadline to hold the vote being 30 November 2015.
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Álitisfólkavalið varð útskrivað fyrst í oktober, har freistin at halda val var 30. november 2015.
We have received the results from virtually all the trusted representatives. The result was that 29 of them, out of about 120 trusted representatives, were elected for the first time.
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Vit hava fingið úrslitið inn frá so at siga øllum álitisfólkunum. Úrslitið varð, at 29 av teimum umleið 120 álitisfólkunum eru vald fyri fyrstu ferð.
We have so many new trusted persons that they will be divided into two groups. The first group will attend a course at Gjáargarður in Gjógv on April 6–8. The other group on April 11–13.
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Vit hava so mikið av nýggjum álitisfólkum, at tey verða koyrd í tveir bólkar. Annar bólkurin fer á skeið á Gjáargarði við Gjógv 6.-8. apríl. Hin bólkurin 11.- 13. apríl.
We thank all the elected trustees for being willing to take on this task. They are of great importance to the staff, the management and the organization.
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Vit takka øllum valdu álitisfólkunum fyri, at tey vilja taka hesa uppgávuna á seg. Tey hava stóran týdning, bæði fyri starvsfólkini, leiðsluna og felagið.
Strategic skills development — and a good working environment. These were the two goals that gave their special stamp to the union representatives’ meeting in December.
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aStrategisk førleikamenning – og gott arbeiðsumhvørvi. Hetta vóru tey bæði málini, sum settu sín serliga dám á álitisfólkafundin í desember.
The agreement on skills development means that union representatives and management must have regular follow-up on the strategic skills development. The union representatives were asked how they think this can be done. They also described how they assess themselves as being capable of taking on the task.
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Avtalan um førleikamenning merkir, at álitisfólk og leiðsla skulu hava regluliga uppfylging um strategisku førleikamenningina. Álitisfólkini vórðu spurd, hvussu tey halda, at hetta kann gerast. Eisini greiddu tey frá, hvussu tey meta seg vera før fyri at átaka sær uppgávuna.
The representatives expressed their thoughts on how they believe the working environment can be improved and what the content of an upcoming course should be. They also stated what they think the guidelines that the Ministry of Finance is to issue regarding sick leave and handling of bullying should include.
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Álitisfólkini søgdu sína hugsan um, hvussu tey halda, at arbeiðsumhvørvið kann mennast, og hvat innihaldið eigur at vera á einum komandi skeiði. Eisini søgdu tey, hvat tey halda, at vegleiðingarnar, sum Fíggjarmálaráðið skal gera um sjúkrafráveru og handfaring av strongd, eiga at hava við.
The People’s Meeting 2015 was held in the hall at Hálsur in Tórshavn. As in previous years, the Staff Association participated with a booth where information about the association’s work was provided. Some people passed by, including school pupils, but unfortunately the People’s Meeting was not so well attended this ti...
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Fólkafundurin 2015 var í høllini á Hálsi í Havn. Eins og hini árini luttók Starvsmannafelagið við bási, har kunnað var um arbeiðið í felagnum. Nakað av fólki kom framvið, m.a. skúlanæmingar, men tíverri var fólkafundurin ikki so væl vitjaður hesaferð.
As in previous years, the Employees’ Association organized a lecture, which this time was about the phenomenon of whistleblowing. Hans Petur Joensen, former finance manager at Strandferðslan, gave a personal and interesting lecture about the price of stepping forward and warning about suspicious matters.
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Eins og hini árini skipaði Starvsmannafelagið fyri fyrilestri, sum hesaferð var um fyribrigdið whistleblowing. Hans Petur Joensen, fyrrverandi fíggjarleiðari á Strandferðsluni, hevði ein persónligan og áhugaverdan fyrilestur um prísin fyri at stíga fram og ávara um ivasom viðurskifti.
Afterwards there was an argument, where Helgi Abrahamsen, a former member of parliament from the Union Party, and Annita á Fríðriksmørk, a member of parliament from the Republic (Tjóðveldi), exchanged words about the question of whether we should implement a whistleblower system in the Faroe Islands for public sector e...
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Aftaná var kjak, har Helgi Abrahamsen, fyrrverandi tingmaður úr Sambandsflokkinum, og Annita á Fríðriksmørk, tingkvinna úr Tjóðveldi, skiftu orð um spurningin, hvørt vit eiga at seta í verk eina varskógvaraskipan í Føroyum fyri starvsfólk hjá tí almenna.
The Civil Servants’ Association organized a public debate meeting about closures at the Media House on February 4 last year.
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Starvsmannafelagið skipaði fyri almennum kjakfundi um strongd í Miðlahús- inum 4. februar í fjør.
Representatives of the political parties talked about what can be done to improve the situation after a survey commissioned by the Civil Servants' Association showed that suicide is at least as big a problem in the Faroe Islands as elsewhere.
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Umboð fyri politisku flokkarnar tosaðu um, hvat kann gerast fyri at betra støðuna, eftir at ein kanning, sum Starvsmannafelagið hevði latið gjørt, vísti, at strongd er eitt minst líka stórt vandamál í Føroyum sum aðrastaðni.
At the meeting the political representatives showed a willingness to work toward doing something about the problem. It was pointed out, among other things, that the number of those becoming exhausted is steadily increasing, and that this may be particularly a problem among those engaged in caregiving work.
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Á fundinum sýndu politisku umboðini vilja at virka fyri, at nakað verður gjørt við trupulleikan. Víst varð m.a. á, at talið á teimum, ið fáa strongd, veksur støðugt, og at hetta kanska serliga er ein trupulleiki millum tey, sum fáast við umsorganararbeiði.
It was also pointed out that this is a widespread illness that politicians have not paid much attention to, and that it affects the whole society financially, both through sickness benefits and lost work capacity.
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Eisini var víst á, at talan er um eina fólkasjúku, sum politikararnir ikki hava givið sær nógv mikið far um, og sum ávirkar alt samfelagið fíggjarliga, bæði við sjúkradagpengum og mistum arbeiðsførleika.
The debate meeting in the Media House is one of the many events that the Trade Union has held in recent years with the aim of shedding light on the condition and putting the public health issue on the political agenda.
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Kjakfundurin í Miðlahúsinum er eitt av mongum tiltøkum, sum Starvsmannafelagið hevur havt seinnu árini við tí fyri eyga at varpa ljós á strongd og seta fólkasjúkuna á politisku dagsskránna.
On April 14 there was a member event at Østrøm in Tórshavn, where the topic was how we resolve conflicts in the workplace. Elsa Jóhanna Høgenni and Marjun Eystberg from the company Input organized it.
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14. apríl var limatiltak í Østrøm í Havn, har evnið var, hvussu vit loysa ósemjur á arbeiðsplássinum. Elsa Jóhanna Høgenni og Marjun Eystberg frá fyritøkuni Input skipaðu fyri.
They both gave a lecture on how disputes in the workplace can be resolved when the knots become so tight that it is almost impossible to move forward.
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Tær báðar høvdu fyrilestur um, hvussu ósemjur á arbeiðsplássinum kunnu verða loystar, tá knútarnir gerast so fastir, at tað næstan ikki slepst víðari.
The work to expand and renovate the property on M.A. Winthersgøta in Tórshavn is now drawing to a close. According to plan, the work will be finished on April 1 of this year.
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Arbeiðið at út- og umbyggja ognina í M.A.Winthersgøtu í Havn lækkar nú móti endanum. Eftir ætlan verður arbeiðið liðugt 1. apríl í ár.
The plan is to sell the old property at Tinghúsvegi 15, and the sales process is expected to begin soon.
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Ætlanin er at selja gomlu ognina á Tinghúsvegi 15, og verður ætlandi farið undir sølutilgongdina í næstum.
The Civil Servants' Association has been working for some time to revise the association's statutes. A working group has been working on this together with a steering/support group.
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Starvsmannafelagið hevur arbeitt eina tíð við at endurskoða bygnað felagsins. Ein arbeiðsbólkur hevur arbeitt við hesum saman við einum fylgibólki.
The professional association covers a very wide range of trades. Therefore it was deemed necessary to create a professional environment for our members. The purpose of the professional groups is to promote professional development, interests and to strengthen cooperation and solidarity.
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Starvsmannafelagið fevnir sera breitt fakliga. Tí varð mett, at tørvur var á at skapa eitt fakligt umhvørvi fyri okkara limir. Endamálið við fakbólkunum er at virka fyri fakligari menning, áhugamálum og styrkja samstarv og samanhald.
So far we have had a professional group formally established at a general meeting; it is the group for laboratory technicians, biologists, etc. At the general meeting it was decided to call the group LABBAR. The board members are: Jórun Mørkøre, Ann Siri Hentze and Kristin Baldvinsdóttir (deputy). We wish them the best...
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Higartil hava vit fingið ein fakbólk formliga stovnaðan við aðalfundi, tað er fakbólkurin hjá laborantum, biologum v.m. Á aðalfundinum varð avgjørt at kalla bólkin LABBAR. Í nevndina komu: Jórun Mørkøre, Ann Siri Hentze og Kristin Baldvinsdóttir varalimur. Vit ynskja teimum bestu eydnu við arbeiðinum.
The Staff Association approved a vision for the association three years ago, and concrete tasks have been worked on based on this vision since then. The vision has 6 focus areas that work is carried out from. Below are some of the milestones we have achieved since the last general meeting.
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Starvsmannafelagið samtykti eina visión fyri felagið fyri trimum árum síðan, og tað hevur verið arbeitt við konkretum uppgávum út frá hesi visión síðan. Visiónin hevur 6 fokusøki, ið arbeitt verður útfrá. Niðanfyri eru nøkur av lutmálunum, vit hava fingið av skafti síðan seinasta aðalfund.
A panel meeting with representatives from all the parties was held at the Media House about the psychological work environment; this took place in January 2015.
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Pallborðsfundur við umboðum frá øllum flokkunum var í Miðlahúsinum um sálarligt arbeiðsumhvørvi, hesin var í januar 2015.
At the annual meeting in March 2015 there was a panel discussion about four of our 12 core issues, with the leaders of all parties sitting on the panel.
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Á aðalfundinum í mars 2015 var pallborðsfundur um fýra av okkara 12 kjarnumálum, har formenninir í øllum flokkum sótu í panelinum.
The board and management were at a work weekend at Hotel Runavík April 24–26, 2015, where plans were laid for the association’s work in the future.
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Nevnd og umsiting vóru á arbeiðsvikuskifti á Hotel Runavík 24.-26. apríl 2015, har ætlan var løgd fyri arbeiði felagsins í framtíðini.
The board and management have participated in Nordic conferences in the organizations NSO, NTR and SUN.
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Nevnd og umsiting hava luttikið á norðurlendskum ráðstevnum í felagsskapunum NSO, NTR og SUN.
We participated in the public meeting on 18–19 September 2015 in Tórshavn with a stall and a lecture/discussion about whistle-blowing.
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Vit luttóku á fólkafundinum 18.-19. september 2015 í Havn við bási og einum fyrilestri/kjaki um whistle-blowing.
The maritime safety fund (Sjøtul) will be put into operation this spring. A workshop will be organized for public employers and trade unions, where the question of how the board should be organized and what the employment objective should be will be addressed.
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Sjøtul verður settur á arbeiðið í vár. Skipað verður fyri verkstovu fyri almennar arbeiðsgevarar og fakfeløg, har viðgjørdur verður spurningurin um, hvussu nevndin skal vera skipað, og hvør arbeiðssetningurin skal vera.
The Association of Civil Servants is part of the Trade Union Cooperation together with 5 other trade unions. More can be read about this elsewhere in the annual report.
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Starvsmannafelagið er partur av Fakfelagssamstarvinum saman við 5 øðrum fakfeløgum. Meira kann lesast um hetta aðrastaðni í ársfrágreiðingini.
The working group has held meetings in May and in October; the agreement has been reviewed, and consideration has been given to what could be rephrased and thereby made easier to read. The work continues.
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Arbeiðsbólkurin hevur havt fundir í mai og í oktober sáttmáli hevur verið gjøgnumgingin, og hugt er eftir, hvat kundi verið umorðað og harvið gjørt meiri lætt lesandi. Arbeiðið heldur fram.
The purpose of this is to make the association visible in the public sphere and to put important issues on the agenda. The work of putting focus on the work environment and harassment has taken up a lot of attention, both through press releases, conferences and panel discussions. The work environment is reflected in th...
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Endamálið við hesum er at gera felagið sjónligt í almenna rúminum og at seta umráðandi mál á dagsskránna. Arbeiðið við at seta fokus á arbeiðsumhvørvið og strongd hevur fylt nógv, bæði gjøgnum tíðindaskriv, ráðstevnu og pallborðsfund. Arbeiðsumhvørvið sæst aftur í seinastu semjuni við Fíggjarmálaráðið, og herfyri frætt...
The association also used energy to influence the political system in the election year 2015. A leaflet with 12 core issues was delivered to every house. There is a section about the core issues and there is more to read about them and other initiatives before the election. We can be glad that several of the core issue...
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Eisini nýtti felagið orku at ávirka politisku skipanina í valárinum 2015. Serblað við 12 kjarnumálum varð borið út í hvørt hús. Eitt brot er um kjarnumálini og har er meiri er at lesa um tey og onnur átøk undan valinum. Vit kunnu gleðast um, at fleiri av kjarnumálunum síggjast aftur í samgonguskjalinum hjá sitandi samg...
Another issue that was given attention was the phenomenon of whistleblowing, which was our topic at the public meeting in 2015. The current coalition has set out to implement a whistleblower system for employees in the public sector.
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Eitt annað mál, sum fokus varð sett á, varð fyribrigdið whistleblowing, sum var okkara evni á fólkafundinum 2015. Sitandi samgonga hevur sett sær fyri at seta í verk eina varskógvaraskipan fyri starvsfólk hjá tí almenna.
Although each individual can also buy their own insurance in addition to the collective insurance and arrange them as they wish, there is no doubt that for many of us the collective insurance is a very important part of the overall insurance coverage. The collective insurance fund therefore has many tasks, and at the u...
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Hóast hvør einstakur eisini kann keypa sær sínar egnu tryggingar afturat samlagstryggingini og seta tær saman, sum henni ella honum lystir, er eingin ivi um, at fyri nógv okkara er samlagstryggingin ein sera týðandi partur av samlaða tryggingarhøpinum. Samlagstryggingargrunnurin hevur tí nógvar uppgávur, og á komandi a...
The fund’s main function, of course, is to purchase insurance that provides benefits in the event of death or certain serious illnesses. Ideally, of course, there would be no need for any payouts, but even last year we did not escape human loss. One of our members died, and a payment was also made in connection with th...
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Fremsta virki hjá grunninum er jú at keypa tryggingar, ið geva veitingar við deyða ella við ávísar hættisligar sjúkur. Frægast vildi sjálvsagt verið, at ikki var neyðugt við nøkrum útgjaldi, men heldur ikki í fjør eru vit sloppin undan menniskjaligum missi. Ein av limum okkara doyði, og varð eisini veitt útgjald í samb...
The annual conference of the Nordic trade union organization NSO was last year in the Finnish town of Porvoo, 50 km east of Helsinki.
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Árliga ráðstevnan í norðurlendska fakfelagssamtakinum NSO var í fjør í finska í býnum Borgå, 50 km eystan fyri Helsinki.
Three lecturers – Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg, Olli Kangas and Søren Skårup – were invited to speak on the topics.
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Tríggir fyrilestrahaldarar – Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg, Olli Kangas og Søren Skårup – vóru bodnir at røða um evnini.
Olli Kangas, a professor at the University of Uppsala, spoke about "the large Nordic public sector" which is an investment that pays off for both society and individuals.
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Olli Kangas, professari við lærda háskúlan í Uppsala, tosaði um „tann stóra norðurlendska almenna sektorin“ sum er ein íløga, ið loysir seg bæði fyri samfelagið og einstaklingar.
People in the Nordic countries have great confidence in the public sector. When it comes to the risk of child poverty, and when people are asked about happiness, the Nordic countries come out on top.
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Norðurlendingar hava stórt álit á almenna sektorinum. Tá talan er um fátækraváða millum børn, og tá fólk verða spurd um eydnusemi, so enda Norðurlond ovast.
Here the key words were transparency and oversight of work processes. Goals and means were to be clearly mapped out, and supervision was to be maintained at all times to ensure that the objective was achieved and that resources were not squandered.
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Her vóru lyklaorðini gjøgnumskygni og eftirlit við arbeiðsgongdum. Mál og mið skuldu setast greitt út í kortið, og alla tíðina skuldi eftirlit verða við, at endamálið var rokkið, og at resursur ikki fóru fyri skeytið.
Søren Skårup, a PhD student at the University of Southern Denmark, spoke about “Digitization from a citizen perspective,” where he shed light on the development of digitizing the public sector in Denmark. There, digitization has created a gap between the citizens and those who work in the public sector. The digitizatio...
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Søren Skårup, phd. lesandi við Syd- dansk Universitet, tosaði um „Digitalisering i et medborger-perspektiv“, har hann varpaði ljós á gongdina við at talgilda almenna sektorin í Danmark. Har hevur talgildingin skapt eina gjógv millum borgararnar og tey, sum starvast hjá tí almenna. Skipanin við talgildingini er í stóran...
At a political meeting in 2014 with representatives from all the Nordic trade unions participating in this Nordic cooperation, it was decided that the conference, which had been held annually, should not be every year but only every other year.
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Á politiskum fundi í 2014 saman við umboðum frá øllum norðurlendsku fakfeløgunum, ið eru við í hesum norðurlendska samstarvinum, bleiv avgerð tikin, at ráðstevnan, sum hevur verið árliga, ikki skal vera á hvørjum ári, men bert annaðhvørt ár.
A trade union rejoined the Trade Union Cooperation last year, and we are now six trade unions in the cooperation. The Association of Academics is now also part of the cooperation, and we are pleased about that. The other five unions are: Tórshavn Working Women’s Association, the Association of Faroese Nurses, the Faroe...
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Eitt fakfelag legðist aftur at Fakfelagssamstarvinum í fjør, og eru vit nú seks fakfeløg í samstarvinum. Akademikarafelagið er nú eisini partur av samstarvinum, og tað fegnast vit um. Hini fimm feløgini eru: Havnar Arbeiðskvinnufelag, Felagið Føroyskir Sjúkrarøktarfrøðingar, Føroya Lærarafelag, Føroya Pedagogfelag og S...
We have been in a development process and decided early last year to strengthen the Trade Union Cooperation. Therefore we applied for and appointed an adviser to a temporary position, and Regin Berg has held the position since this summer.
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Vit hava verið í eini menningartil- gongd og avgjørdu tíðliga í fjør at styrkja Fakfelagssamstarvið. Tí søktu vit eftir og settu ráðgeva í eitt fyribilsstarv, og hevur Regin Berg røkt starvið síðan í summar.
The associations have reviewed and believe that we have obtained significant benefits from the position and have decided that the position will therefore become a permanent post. The position is being advertised these days, and the advisor is expected to be appointed to the position in the spring.
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Feløgini hava eftirmett og meta, at vit hava fingið týdningarmikla nyttu úr starvinum og hava avgjørt, at starvið tí verður eitt fast starv. Starvið verður lýst leyst í hesum døgum, og ætlandi verður ráðgevin settur í starv í vár.
We have also worked on and prepared a clear, updated cooperation agreement between the associations.
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Eisini hava vit arbeitt við og gjørt greiða, dagførda samstarvsavtalu millum feløgini.
These are valuable and forward-looking steps the trade unions are taking, and they will strengthen the Trade Union Cooperation and the Faroese trade union movement. Utilizing our common resources is the right and proper path.
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Hetta eru virðismikil og framlítandi stig, fakfeløgini taka, og fara tey at styrkja Fakfelagssamstarvið og føroysku fakfelagsrørsluna. At gagnnýta okkara felags tilfeingi er rætta og gongda leiðin.
On April 14 last year the administration and the board of the Staff Association visited workplaces in Tórshavn.
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14. apríl í fjør vóru umsitingin og nevndin í Starvsmannafelagnum og vitjaðu arbeiðspláss í Havn.
The workplaces we visited were Bústaðir, Vørn, Tórshavn Harbour, Dugni, Landsverk, the Social Services (Almannaverkið), the Technical School, the Parliament Office, the City Library, Taks and the regulatory agencies at Skálatrøð and the University (or University of the Faroe Islands).
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Arbeiðsplássini, sum vit vitjaðu, vóru Bústaðir, Vørn, Tórshavnar Havn, Dugni, Landsverk, Almannaverkið, Tekniski Skúli, Løgtingsskrivstovan, Býarbókasavnið, Taks og eftirlitsstovnarnir á Skálatrøð og Fróðskaparsetrið.
Work visits around the country are a regular feature in the work schedule of the Workers' Union, and with the visit in the Capital we have now been twice to most parts of the country on visits.
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Arbeiðsvitjanirnar kring landið eru fastur táttur í arbeiðsskránni hjá Starvs- mannafelagnum, og við vitjanini í Havn hava vit nú verið tvær ferðir kring meginpartin av landinum á vitjan.
The cozy evening at the Civil Servants' Association has long been one of the regular events on the Association's calendar. And seldom has the turnout been as good as last time, November 6, when the hall was nearly full.
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Hugnakvøldið í Starvsmannafelagnum hevur leingi verið eitt av føstu tiltøkunum í skránni hjá Starvsmannafelagnum. Og sjáldan hevur undirtøkan verið so góð sum seinast, 6. november, tá ið salurin var nærum fullsettur.
As usual there was a quiz on the program, which a mixed team of staff from the Public Health Office and the City Library in Tórshavn won. Otherwise people received food and drink, we were entertained by Irish folk music, and in addition there was communal singing on the program.
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Sum vant var spurnakapping á skránni, sum eitt blandað lið við starvsfólkum á Heilsufrøðiligu Starvsstovu og Býarbókasavninum í Havn, vann. Annars fingu fólk mat og drekka, vit vóru undirhildin av írskum fólkatónleiki, og harumframt var felagssangur á skránni.
Welfare activities are one of the tasks of the Civil Servants' Association, and as an association we can only be pleased that the members come together to enjoy themselves in the association's premises.
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Trivnaðartiltøk eru ein av uppgávunum hjá Starvsmannafelagnum, og sum felag kunnu vit bara fegnast um, at limirnir koma saman at hugna sær í hølum felagsins.
We believe that the members will welcome this offer, so an agreement was made again with the Summer Festival in 2016, where members can buy tickets for 750 DKK.
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Vit meta, at limirnir taka væl ímóti hesum tilboði, tí verður aftur gjørd avtala við Summarfestivalin í 2016, har limir kunnu keypa atgongumerki fyri 750 kr.
In 2015 we extended the agreement with Bailine and made some adjustments to the contract; otherwise the following discount agreements with these companies are in effect, where our members can receive discounts:
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Vit hava í 2015 fingið longt avtaluna við Bailine og gjørt onkrar rættingar í avtaluni, annars eru galdandi avsláttaravtalur við hesar fyritøkur, har limir okkara kunnu fáa avsláttur:
See also our website www. under members and member-offers, with more information about the offers.
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Sí annars heimasíðu okkara www. undir limir og lima- tilboð, við nærri kunning um tilboðini.
Many interesting, educational, pleasant and fun moments—and also serious and heavy moments—have occurred in the past year.
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Nógvar áhugaverdar, læruríkar, hugnaligar og stuttligar løtur og eisini álvarsamar og tungar løtur hava verið farna árið.
We mourn and remember with gratitude our good, cheerful and faithful cleaning woman, Karla Gaard, who after a short illness passed away.
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Vit syrgja og minnast við takksemi okkara góðu, fittu og trúgvu vaskikonu, Karlu Gaard, ið eftir stutta sjúkralegu fór foldum frá.
Our good and kind janitor, Øssur Hjalt, is now retired, and we are thankful that he has also faithfully served the association.
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Okkara góði og góðsligi húsavørður, Øssur Hjalt, er nú pensioneraður, og eru vit takksom fyri, at eisini hann trúfast hevur tænt felagnum.
They are both missing it, that is so true and certain.
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Saknur er í teimum báðum, tað er so vist og satt.