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50 years of the Method

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #88Pages 14 - 1950 Years of the Method. 1972-2022, from the first to the sixth. A legacy left by Ludwig Schubert after his brilliant European career and his trade union and community life. Officials and other staff, whether in active service or retired, we are all accustomed to finding…

Our rules

Who are we?Our rules USF Rules USF Rules adopted by the 16th Federal Congress in Alicante: PDF These Rules shall enter into force on 10th of May 2023. The Annex was updated by the 16th Congress, in Alicante on the 8th of May 2023. In case of dispute, only the…

History

Who are we?History A brief history… Although Union Syndicale and other European trade unions were created in the 1960s, it was not until 1974 that Union des Syndicats was created, which became the Union syndicale fédérale in 1994. In the early 1970s, the staff of almost all European institutions or…

Together for Luxembourg

“Together for Luxembourg”, the list of USF Luxembourg for the Local Staff Comittee elections from 23/11 to 6/12/2022

Staff Matters n°24

In this newsletter we present a recent case in which the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on the term “unauthorised absence” of an official in the sense of Art. 60 SR. As the Court decided, “absence” means physical absence. The provisions for disciplinary measures shall not be bypassed by applying the “unauthorised absence” concept in a too broad sense. Otherwise, a civil servant could be sanctioned for low performance or unwillingness under Art. 60 SR (namely by deducting leave days and/or remuneration), without affording him or her the safeguards foreseen under disciplinary law.

Under the constellation of precariousness

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #8721-23Job insecurity can be characterised by a limited or uncertain duration of the contract or by the low level of remuneration or by a combination of both The case of the Court of Justice Job insecurity can be characterised by a limited or uncertain duration of the contract or by…

Right of strike breached at the EPO

Historical Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation (ILOAT) on the fundamental right to strike breached by the European Patent Office (EPO)