STRIKES IN ICELAND TIE UP NATION S ECONOMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000500030046-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: March 22, 1955
• Content Type: BRIEF

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ikee by 12 unions representing over 7,000 of tee
trganiaed workers began at midnight 17 March. Work
toppage in economic hub, Reykjavik (pop. 60,000), having
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of general strike on nation of 150,000. Reykjavik
which handle 90 percent of imports, completely tied
A. Workers de
25-30 percent wage rise plus
. No settlement in sigh
2 to 5 weeks.
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o report for work at base on 15 *arch.
d, but some sympathy walkouts likely. Carpenters
ous effect on operations of US-manned Keflavik base
late shortages at base, but airlift of
supplies has been requested.
ikee are success for local: oamunists, They, with left-
wing Social Democrats, dominate Icelandic Federation of
bud have led current wage campaign. Communists
eking to control entire labor movement and to use
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