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About Union Syndicale Bruxelles<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Although Union Syndicale-Bruxelles dates back to the 1960s, it was formally established under this acronym forty-seven years ago, in 1973.<\/p>\n

In 1974, Union Syndicale-Bruxelles encouraged the creation of Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale, of which it is still a member.<\/p>\n

Union Syndicale-Bruxelles is the Federation’s largest organisation and brings together members from all the European institutions and organisations (with the exception of the European Parliament) based in Brussels, as well as members working in the representations, in delegations outside the Union and in certain agencies.<\/p>\n

Union Syndicale-Brussels is the largest trade union in the European civil service. Through its Executive Committee and its Bureau, Union Syndicale-Brussels deals with the central issues concerning all the institutions and the European Public Service as a whole, while the “delegations” of the institutions, which have local executives, deal with their specific issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Union Syndicale-Bruxelles pursues objectives and applies principles identical to those of Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale. Union Syndicale-Bruxelles is present on many staff committees. Its elected representatives often have a majority or are part of majority union coalitions.<\/p>\n

Union Syndicale represents all staff in the European Public Service (EPS), regardless of nationality, religious beliefs, political opinions, category or status. Founded in 1973, Union Syndicale is now the most representative union in all the European institutions and international organisations. Union Syndicale’s main interlocutors are the European institutions – in particular the Council of Ministers of the European Union and the European Parliament, as legislators and budgetary authorities, and the Commission, which oversees the application of the Treaties and holds the fundamental power of proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

A union involved in supranational demands<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Union Syndicale Brussels and Union Syndicale – European Parliament are members of the Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale des Services publics europ\u00e9ens et internationaux, to which are affiliated the Unions Syndicales of the various Community workplaces and international institutions in Europe, such as Eurocontrol, the Patent Office, the European Central Bank and the Council of Europe. Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale, which is affiliated to Public Services International and the European Federation of Public Service Unions, is therefore part of the large European trade union family formed by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

A respected and credible union<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Union Syndicale seeks constructive dialogue and pursues realistic objectives with commitment and determination on the basis of trade union demands democratically decided by its members. In negotiations, Union Syndicale ensures that its representatives are better prepared and more competent than their administrative or political counterparts, as well as those of other unions. If, despite its efforts, dialogue fails, Union Syndicale will mobilise staff with determination to re-establish the balance of power necessary for the resumption of genuine negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

In the course of its long history, Union Syndicale has achieved a number of important results:<\/p>\n

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  • The statutory right for staff to be a member of a trade union or professional organisation;<\/li>\n
  • Statutory recognition of the right of trade unions to conclude agreements on behalf of staff, to negotiate disputes on their behalf and, where appropriate, to organise strike action;<\/li>\n
  • The adoption and successive renewal – in 1972, 1976, 1981, 1991, 2004 and 2014 – of a method for adjusting civil servants’ pay and pensions: from 1991 to 2009, salaries increased by 50% without conflict. On each occasion, it was Union Syndicale that formulated the proposals, led the negotiations, organised strike action when necessary, concluded the agreement and ensured that it was properly implemented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

    Unfortunately, for 2011 and 2012, following a ruling by the Court of Justice, the Council and Parliament have granted only 0% and 0.8% instead of two 1.7% adjustments.<\/p>\n

    Union Syndicale continues to use all available legal means to demand that the Method be respected for these years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

    Defending the Statute<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

    For many years, the Member States, for budgetary or ideological reasons, but most often for demagogic reasons, have wanted to reduce our working conditions and pay. Before the enlargement of May 2004 to include ten, then twelve, new Member States, they demanded that it be carried out at the lowest possible cost, which obliged the Commission to propose a reform of the Staff Regulations.<\/p>\n

    Union Syndicale refused the diktat of the Commission and the Member States and, thanks to the mobilisation of staff, forced the Commission to negotiate to prevent the reform of the Staff Regulations from becoming a dismantling of the Staff Regulations. The other unions refused to shoulder their responsibilities and practised the empty chair policy, preferring attacks, demagoguery and empty rhetoric to defending the interests of staff. However, realising that reform was unavoidable and that the outcome of the negotiations led by Union Syndicale safeguarded the fundamental principles of the European Public Service, in particular its competence, independence and permanence, they finally signed their agreement to the final package.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    In<\/span> 2011<\/span>,<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> view<\/span> to<\/span> negotiating<\/span> the<\/span> 2014<\/span>–<\/span>2020<\/span> multiannual<\/span> financial<\/span> framework<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> order<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> the<\/span> demands<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Member<\/span> States<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> Commission<\/span> proposed<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> reform<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Staff<\/span> Regulations<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>Union<\/span> Syndicale<\/span> was<\/span> once<\/span> again<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> forefront<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> fight<\/span> to<\/span> preserve<\/span> the<\/span> Staff<\/span> Regulations<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> working<\/span> conditions<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> European<\/span> Public<\/span> Service<\/span> staff<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>For the first time, this reform was to be adopted under the co-decision procedure. <\/span>Unfortunately, the extremely radical positions of certain Member States, the Commission’s weakness in defending staff and the need to please the different political groups in the Parliament led to a far from satisfactory outcome. <\/span>The lack of combativeness on the part of the other unions, who naively preferred to rely on the Commission and the Parliament to bend the Council, also contributed to this outcome, which has had significant consequences for staff working conditions: a move to a 40-hour week without any compensation, a two-year pay freeze, the creation of a new sub-category of staff (AST\/SC) with much more unfavourable pay and career conditions, an increase in the retirement age, a reduction in pension rights, career freezes, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

    The only positive point, but an extremely important one, is the new Method for the annual adjustment of pay and pensions, which becomes fully automatic, including to take account of any serious economic crises. This will prevent certain Member States from demagogically denying European civil servants the adjustments they grant their own civil servants, as was the case in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2015, the new Method was applied for the first time, resulting in a 2.4% increase in net pay for all staff.<\/p>\n

    Union Syndicale helps its members<\/p>\n

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    • Union Syndicale’s experts can usefully explain and provide its members with the provisions of the Staff Regulations and the regulations adopted by each institution.<\/li>\n
    • Union Syndicale assists its members in difficulty, guides them and, if necessary, intervenes with the authorities, while preserving the anonymity of those concerned who wish to do so.<\/li>\n
    • Union Syndicale may support its members in an official request, claim or appeal within the meaning of the Staff Regulations.<\/li>\n
    • Union Syndicale helps its members to make the most of their professional merits. However, Union Syndicale’s representatives on the Promotion Committees help and support all those eligible for promotion, without distinction of any kind, particularly on trade union grounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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