Brussels, 25 January 2016
Dear Mr Kongstad,
Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) is deeply shocked to hear about the latest, disproportionate measures against trade union officials taken at the European Patent Office (EPO) in January 2016 …

Brussels, 25 January 2016
Dear Mr Kongstad,
Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) is deeply shocked to hear about the latest, disproportionate measures against trade union officials taken at the European Patent Office (EPO) in January 2016 …
To fulfil its role as a defender of staff, a trade union is obliged, first and foremost, to defend its credibility when this is compromised, and its own means of action when these are denied to it.
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