Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland

BSRB
Full name	BSRB (formerly: Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland)
Native name	BSR (formerly: Bandalag Starfsmanna Ríkis og Bæja)
Founded	February 14, 1942
Members	22,000
Affiliation	ITUC, PSI, ETUC, TUAC, NFS
Key people	Magnús Már Guðmundsson, manager; Sonja Ýr Þorbergsdóttir, chairman
Office location	Reykjavík, Iceland
Country	Iceland
Website	www.bsrb.is

The BSRB (formerly Bandalag Starfsmanna Ríkis og Bæja) or Confederation of State and Municipal Employees of Iceland is a federation of trade union in Iceland. It was formed in 1942 and is the largest federation of employees in the public sector in Iceland with 25 member unions with over 21,000 members in total. About two in every three members are women.

The BSRB is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and Public Services International.

References

ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

www.bsrb.is (in Icelandic)

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