{"id":4543,"date":"2022-03-09T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?post_type=agora_article&#038;p=4543"},"modified":"2025-02-23T22:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T21:23:41","slug":"under-the-constellation-of-precariousness","status":"publish","type":"agora_article","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/agora_article\/under-the-constellation-of-precariousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the constellation of precariousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1 wpb_column vc_column_container prevcolumn hide_on_tablets hide_on_mobiles has_bg_color stretched\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_7de2aec7\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_left style_default color_primary align_right no_text\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" 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class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field us_custom_58b1af09 type_text short_description color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">Job 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<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container cornerrighttop\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image cornerleftbottom has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:42.8571%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1511\" src=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AdobeStock_276854828-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container cornerlefttop\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_middle type_boxes stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53 column2auto\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><em><strong>The case of the Court of Justice<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Job insecurity\u00a0<\/strong>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. Two types of contracts provided for in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101&amp;from=EN#tocId462\">Conditions of Employment of Other Servants<\/a>\u00a0(\u201cCEOS\u201d) are of interest to the Court of Justice:\u00a0<strong>temporary staff\u00a0<\/strong>(\u201c<strong>TS<\/strong>\u201c) and\u00a0<strong>contract staff\u00a0<\/strong>(\u201c<strong>CS<\/strong>\u201c). The landscape of precariousness was overhauled by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/AUTO\/?uri=celex:32004R0723\">2004 reform of the Staff Regulations<\/a>, one of the major innovations of which was the creation of CS. A few more changes were introduced in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/AUTO\/?uri=celex:32013R1023\">2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remuneration<\/strong>: While TS are classified under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grille_update_2021_Dec_fonct-1.pdf\">the same grid<\/a>\u00a0as officials, CS are classified under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grille_update_2021_Dec_AC-1.pdf\">a separate<\/a>, much less advantageous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grille_update_2021_Dec_AC-1.pdf\">grid<\/a>. They are less well off financially, although at least some of them perform the same functions as officials. Each of these two types of contracts is in turn broken down into further subgroups with essential differences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>Temporary Staff<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\">Three of the six cases listed in <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101&amp;from=EN#tocId474\"><strong>Article 2\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0<strong>CEOS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are applicable to the Court of Justice.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>a<\/strong>): Since it is about filling a post described in the establishment plan as a \u2018<em>temporary post\u2019<\/em>, contracts\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0be granted for an indefinite period (in FR \u2018<em>CDI<\/em>\u2018). This allows a limited number of posts to be discreetly granted to specific profiles, difficult to find via EPSO open competitions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>b<\/strong>): It is about occupying a \u2018<em>permanent post\u2019\u00a0<\/em>Since such budgetary posts are intended for the recruitment of officials, TS\u00a0<em>cannot\u00a0<\/em>be placed there with a permanent contract. The total period of engagement cannot last more than 6 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>c<\/strong>): This involves filling temporary posts in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice or the General Court (judges, advocates general, registrars).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101&amp;from=EN#tocId476\">Article 8 of the CEOS<\/a>\u00a0provides that the appointment\u00a0<em>\u201cshall be engaged for an indefinite period<\/em>\u201d. But \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>Staff in Member\u2019 Chambers<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\">All posts in the Members\u2019 chambers (legal secretaries, judgment readers, assistants) are temporary, in terms of budget. These may be filled by officials seconded to the Court Member in the interests of the service. Otherwise, they are filled by <strong>2\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>c<\/strong>) temporary staff, with a contract\u00a0<em>\u201cconcluded for an indefinite period,\u00a0<strong>but\u00a0<\/strong>limited to the duration of the term of office\u201d of\u00a0<\/em>the Member.\u00a0<em><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\">\n<p>Although it is often the case that the staff member can continue his or her career with the same or another judge, there is no guarantee of this.<\/p>\n<p>Judges and Advocates General of the Court of Justice and the General Court \u201cfreely choose the staff of their chambers on the basis of a relationship of mutual trust established between the member and the successful candidate\u201d.\u00a0<em><strong>[2]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the careers of officials in the various departments of the institution, the progression of chamber\u2019s staff is\u00a0<em>automatic\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0predetermined\u00a0<\/em>by instruments that have not been published. One would think that there would be no room for competition between colleagues. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and incompatibility of temperament may result in the ejection of someone who has lost the confidence of his or her judge, without further ado.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sub><em><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0There is also a greater\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/en\/geographical-balance-not-achieved\/\">geographical imbalance<\/a>\u00a0in the Members\u2019 chambers, due to the fact that the working language is French.<\/sub><\/p>\n<p><sub><em><strong>[2]<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Read d\u2019L\u00ebtzebuerger Land of 08.10.2021, Dominique Seytre,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.land.lu\/page\/article\/534\/338534\/FRE\/index.html\">Adopte un r\u00e9f\u00e9rend<\/a>aire.<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large with_line width_50 thick_2 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image cornerlefttop has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:42.8571%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Galerie_CJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default reversed stacking_default\" style=\"--additional-gap:30px;\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53 column2auto\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>Contract Staff<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\"><strong>CS<\/strong>, created with the 2004 major reform in order to make savings to the budget, are of two types, each designed for a different purpose:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\">\n<ul>\n<li>Some (<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101&amp;from=EN#tocId466\">Article\u00a0<strong>3a\u00a0<\/strong>of the CEOS<\/a>) are normally entrusted with tasks of a permanent nature, which are no longer reserved for officials (<em>non-core tasks<\/em>). At the Court of Justice, these belong exclusively to function group (<strong>FG<\/strong>)\u00a0<strong>I\u00a0<\/strong>(\u2018<em>manual or administrative support service tasks\u2019<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>The others (<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:01962R0031-20210101&amp;from=EN#tocId467\">Article\u00a0<strong>3b\u00a0<\/strong>of the CEOS<\/a>), known as\u00a0<em>\u2018contract staff for auxiliary tasks<\/em>\u2018 (in FR \u2018<strong>ACA\u2019<\/strong>), replace officials who are \u2018<em>unable for the time being to perform their duties<\/em>\u2018, for a maximum period of 6 years. Having succeeded the auxiliary staff of the pre-2004 Staff Regulations, they serve to ensure the continuity of the service. They belong to all FGs except FG I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>3a CS<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\">The \u2018<strong>3 bis<\/strong>\u2018 can count on a certain job stability (access to a permanent contract) and on a modest career development over 3 grades. In Luxembourg, their remuneration is often below the Luxembourg\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/guichet.public.lu\/en\/entreprises\/ressources-humaines\/remuneration\/paiement-remunerations\/salaire.html\">Social Minimum Wage (in FR \u2018SSM\u2019<\/a>). It should be noted that EPSU-CJ has negotiated a method of paying a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/en\/pay-supplement-for-contract-staff\/\">pay supplement<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0<em>SSM<\/em>\u00a0in force in the host country.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\">\n<p>Chauffeurs working for the Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court face the same disadvantage as all the staff of the chambers: their \u2018indefinite period\u2019 contract is in fact limited to the duration of the Member\u2019s term of office. This also applies to drivers at the General Court, despite the fact that they are not personally linked to a Member, but are grouped together in a pool attached to the President (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chauffeurs_EPSU-CJ-2021-04-jsm.pdf\">letter from EPSU-CJ<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>3b CS<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\"><strong>ACAs <\/strong>are employed, often\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Succession-de-contrats.pdf\">alternating<\/a>\u00a0with TS contracts, to cover permanent service needs. The rationale for this form of employment has been undermined by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Le_trilogue_26_09_2013_FR.pdf\">5% reduction in staffing levels<\/a>, followed by a period of stagnation in staffing levels, combined with an explosion in workload. Precarious employment is on the increase, while permanent needs require permanent jobs. Staff sometimes have to wait until the end of their contract to find out whether it will be extended or not.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\">\n<p>A particularly precarious case of employment is that of the\u00a0<strong>reception guides<\/strong>, hired at FG II for 60% of working time, for a period not exceeding 6 years, to cover permanent needs of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>There is an explanation for the impossibility of granting a permanent contract to 3b CS: if permanent contracts were allowed to be concluded for all functions, officials\u2019 jobs would give way to the much cheaper 3b CS contracts. There is no such risk for FG I, which does not have a counterpart in the Staff Regulations (the former category D was dropped with the 2004 reform).<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\">\n<p>The importance that workers attach to job stability is such that they are prepared to take a FG I contract even if they are under-classified for the tasks they perform, which correspond to FG II, whose contracts are limited to a period of 6 years. The only remedy to this anomaly would be to create permanent posts for permanent needs. However, this comes up against the stagnation of jobs inspired by a policy of budgetary austerity.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the 2014 reform opened a narrow window for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/agents-contractuels-de-la-cour-de-justice-en-quoi-la-reforme-2014-affecte-votre-situation\/\">admission of ACAs to internal competitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h4 data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>A parallel world<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\">Finally, it should be recalled that, from the very beginning of the negotiations on the reform which took effect in 2004, the D category of officials was already declared dead. The real dilemma that remained to be solved was to choose between a public law, Community-law contract and the outsourcing of whole sections of activities coveted by private interests (e.g., mail and transport). We sided with the former. Others, hiding their elitist spirit under a radical \u201canti-reform\u201d garb, would have preferred privatisation, which would not require any reform of the Staff Regulations. We are still suffering from this mentality.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\">\n<p>The fact remains that a large number of external, Luxembourg-law employees, whom we come across every day, are necessary for the running of the institution (security, catering, cleaning, maintenance, IT helpdesk and others). A social reality, sometimes more vulnerable, sometimes more stable, but with no say in the\u00a0<em>workplace<\/em>\u00a0we share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_boxes stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container cornerlefttop\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_c70c97eb cornerlefttop via_flex valign_top type_boxes stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\">\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"54\" data-lineheight=\"69.66px\"><em><strong>Sharing experience, building solidarity<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\">\n<div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\">The defence of precarious workers also depends on the solidarity of those who have statutory or guaranteed employment. And, as our union\u2019s motto suggests, solidarity, if it is not to go up in smoke, requires union structures, which we invite you to join.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large with_line width_50 thick_3 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_3880b28b cornerbottomright has_ratio align_left\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VSklias-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container cornerleftbottom\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_77db9625\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"25\" data-lineheight=\"36.25px\">Vassilis Sklias<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_fc36dcad\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Secretary-General of EPSU-CJ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_3880b28b cornerbottomright has_ratio align_left\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Stryhn_Meyer_Jimmy_1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container cornerleftbottom\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_77db9625\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"25\" data-lineheight=\"36.25px\">Jimmy Stryhn-Meyer<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_fc36dcad\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>EPSU-CJ President<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"agora_edition":[129],"class_list":["post-4543","agora_article","type-agora_article","status-publish","hentry","agora_edition-agora-87"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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