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 …
The Court upheld the right of our colleague (a member of Union Syndicale) to register with the Italian National Health Service (SSN) free of charge, recognizing this as a fundamental principle in the protection of the right to health.
Union Syndicale secretariat will be closed from 24 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 included. We look forward to being back in touch from the 5th of January 2026.
The Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) has published an open letter expressing serious concern about the latest developments at the European Patent Office (EPO).
With this appeal, ETUC urges European institutions to recognise that protecting workers’ mental health is not a “nice to have” but an essential condition.