Samfylkingin: 'drastic' city job cuts 'not necessary'
Pétur Marteinsson, leader of Samfylkingin (Social Democratic Alliance) in Reykjavík., has spoken out against the city's latest round of job cuts. There is nothing to suggest that such drastic measures are necessary. A lot of people are hurting today. This is a difficult day. Reykjavík Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir appeared with Pétur Marteinsson on the current affairs programme Kastljós last night. Fifty more Reykjavík City employees received redundancy notices yesterday, in the third round of dismissals carried out by the new governing majority. The mayor says no further large-scale…
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