{"id":5573,"date":"2017-07-27T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:51:27","slug":"solidarity-is-our-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/solidarity-is-our-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity is our business"},"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-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-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 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\"><p>In <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Union Syndicale<\/span> we value the cohesion and solidarity between the different sections of our trade union in the EU institutions. This close cooperation maximises the support we can deliver to protect staff interests.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, solidarity means mutual support to individual cases. There are moments in life where we need to act together to protect the colleagues in need. Solidarity is our business after all !<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Union Syndicale<\/span> was recently informed about the story of a colleague affected by a lethal cancer which required a very expensive experimental therapy which was not reimbursed under the <a href=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/files\/caisse-de-maladie-rcam\/\">joint sickness insurance scheme<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Union Syndicale Brussels<\/span> provided a financial contribution, and we invite colleagues to support the work of the Cancer-Support association for similar cases (CANCER-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer-support.eu\/events\">www.cancer-support.eu\/events<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Cancer Support Group (CSG) means a bunch of dedicated colleagues who are ready to help.\u00a0 Should you need them, you can always find somebody at the end of the line on the CSG hotline (ext. 80741) or by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cancer-support@ec.europa.eu\">cancer-support@ec.europa.eu<\/a>. The service is available during working hours, but it is not unusual to have someone picking up the phone late in the evening or answer an email late at night.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The group can support you in many ways in a confidential and respectful manner. We can help you find\u00a0answers to questions of which some might be more sensitive or difficult than others. We can help you with\u00a0the administrative procedures for reimbursement or recognition of a serious illness. Our volunteers also accompany patients (on request) to the clinic and support them during the convalescence. If needed we can help book medical appointments or for a second opinion.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_50 thick_3 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/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\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solidarity is our business: we value the cohesion and solidarity between the different sections of our trade 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