Annual Report 2019-2020

10 E F L I N G A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 Membership in Efling: October 2000-2019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 10.000 20.000 14706 15189 14898 15217 15767 16327 18202 19895 18556 18076 18139 18833 19383 20100 20833 22370 24792 26397 27766 26914 30.000 Proportion of Efling members by origin: October 2000-2019 Origin Icelandic Other 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 88% 12% 85% 15% 85% 15% 84% 16% 84% 16% 80% 20% 70% 30% 62% 38% 61% 39% 65% 35% 65% 35% 65% 35% 65% 35% 64% 36% 63% 37% 62% 38% 57% 43% 51% 49% 46% 54% 45% 55% attended the delegate council meeting in November and spoke of his work on a report regarding the con- nection between disabilities and health and a person’s status in the labor market. Anna Gunnhildur Ólafsdóttir attended the delegate council meeting in January where she covered the focus and work of the organizing- and development department, which she heads. During the delegate council meeting in February the proposal of the nomi- nation committee for the appointment of new board members was presented and approved. The corona- virus pandemic which spread in March precluded traditional confidential council meetings. and Anna Lilja Sigurðardóttir presented to Efling the work of the law firm LAG, which handles wage claims and provides other legal services for the union. During other delegate council meetings, wage discus- sions were regularly covered, as well as various news of the union’s operations. Stefán Ólafsson attended the meeting of the delegatecouncil in September and spoke there about fulfillment of the government’s promises related to the Quality of Life Agreement. Drífa Snædal, chairman of ASÍ, attended the delegate council meeting in October, covering the govern- ment’s contribution to the housing issue related to the Quality of Life Agreement. Kolbeinn H. Stefánsson