In recent years, social dialogue at the European Patent Office has been badly damaged. Since 2014, the EPO has been strongly criticised for its directives which go against the rights and interests of employees. Legal [...]
ETF has decided to stop all activities related to DG MOVE in the air traffic management field for the next three months, after receiving several reports of employers being pushed by two of DG MOVE [...]
Since 2014, the Staff Regulations no longer leave it to the institutions to determine whether or not there has been “a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation”. Instead, they set objective [...]
Belgium now also has to deal with the spread of COVID-19 on its territory and, as in many countries, medical equipment is in short supply. Union Syndicale Fédérale welcomes USB's decision to support the CHU [...]
The Union Syndicale met with Commissioner Johannes Hahn on 22 January to make initial contact. He recalled the importance of contributing, exchanging and reaching a compromise when it comes to social dialogue. That is why [...]
4 staff committee elections: 4 victories for Union Syndicale Union Syndicale Petten (JRC Commission) Union Syndicale Bruxelles EEAS USF Luxembourg Union Syndicale Bruxelles Eurocontrol These victories are the results of local work, constant human investment [...]
The Member Organisations of Union Syndicale Fédérale, gathered in Congress in Bratislava, adopted on 2 June 2019 an emergency resolution on the situation of EPO staff and the unfair treatment of SUEPO trade unionists. Adopted [...]
Program & documents #FairerEUdemo The European elections May 23-26 are the most important for decades. We need a better and more social Europe, not less Europe, a Europe with democratic values. The far-right, anti-Europeans and [...]
Open letter of support to Council of Europe Staff The Union Syndicale Fédérale, USF, has followed the worrying developments at the Council of Europe with regard to Member States and non-payments of their contributions and [...]
Solidarity... SUPPORT TO OUR AMERICAN COLLEAGUES On both sides of the Atlantic, democracy and state systems framed with checks and balances have provided people and citizens with freedom and prosperity, safeguarding their dignity. At the [...]
