Thank you for taking part in Friday’s strike. It certainly had an important effect and was widely reported: · Agence France Presse (and carried by many media): UN Geneva staff agree to full-day strike over pay cuts https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/un-geneva-staff-agree-full-day-strike-over-pay-cuts-doc-12l46z1 · Associated Press (and carried by many media): UN staff in Geneva to strike over pay, austerity measures https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/un-staff-in-geneva-to-strike-over-pay-austerity-measures/2018/03/15/c97de500-289d-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bc_story.html?utm_term=.ef946cad70aa · Reuters…
Call for picket line volunteers for the next strike | Appel à volontaires pour les piquets de grève
As announced in our broadcast yesterday, and in line with feedback received, we will be organizing a second day of strike this Friday 23 March 2018 (more details will follow). Building on last week’s strike, we are calling for volunteers to help us run picket lines by the main entrances to the Palais buildings. In line with international norms, members…
Thank you for taking part in the strike – Recap and next steps | Merci d’avoir pris part à la grève – Résumé et prochaines étapes
Thank you for taking part in Friday’s strike. It certainly had an important effect and was widely reported: · Agence France Presse (and carried by many media): UN Geneva staff agree to full-day strike over pay cuts https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/un-geneva-staff-agree-full-day-strike-over-pay-cuts-doc-12l46z1 · Associated Press (and carried by many media): UN staff in Geneva to strike over pay, austerity measures https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/un-staff-in-geneva-to-strike-over-pay-austerity-measures/2018/03/15/c97de500-289d-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bc_story.html?utm_term=.ef946cad70aa · Reuters…
The strike is on for tomorrow 16 March 2018 – please stay at home | La grève aura lieu demain 16 mars 2018 – restez chez vous
(français en bas de page) Thank you for voting today. We know some of you queued for up to 20 minutes to exercise your right. The results communicated to us by the polling officers are as follows: Yes: 1,040 (89.4%) No: 120 Invalid and blank votes: 3 With the requirement of a simple majority, the…
Why the strike is important + information session on Wednesday at 1.15 p.m. | Pourquoi la grève est-elle importante et session d’information le mercredi à 13h15
On Wednesday we are organizing an information meeting to explain the strike. It will take place at 1.15 p.m. in Room XIX. At the meeting we will present the situation below and answer your questions. If you vote on Thursday for a strike, which we encourage you to do, the first strike will be this…
Consultation on a proposal for a strike | Consultation sur une proposition de grève
A consultation on a proposal for a strike has been requested by the Staff Coordinating Council, as per article 16 of the Regulations on Representation of the Staff of the United Nations Office at Geneva. The Polling Board therefore invites all staff to reply to the following question: Do you agree to resort to a…
Inter-Agency Games 2018 | Jeux Inter-institutions 2018
We are pleased to share with you the announcement below from the United Nations Staff Sports Commission in Geneva (CSPNU). As is traditional, the Staff Council will subsidize the participation of its dues-paying members. All staff attending are granted three days of special leave with full pay. Good luck to all and bring us back some…
The women who inspire us on IWD 2018 | Des femmes qui nous inspirent aujourd’hui
On International Women’s Day, we would like to pay tribute to the brave teachers of West Virginia, three-quarters of them women, who went on strike last week in the face of deteriorating pay and conditions, and on Tuesday won a 5 percent pay rise. More here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/west-virginia-teachers-strike.html As we continue our campaign against the untransparent and…
How to appeal the pay cut at the Tribunal | Comment contester légalement les coupes de salaire?
As discussed at our latest staff meeting, an important pillar of our campaign is legal appeals. Last time 330 of you appealed. However, because the pay cut was delayed from August to February with a revised formula, a new appeal now has to be made. It is also important that everyone who had their pay…
Tuesday’s staff meeting on the pay cut and next steps | Réunion du mardi sur les coupes salariales et prochaines étapes
Thank you for coming in such numbers to Tuesday’s staff meeting held as part of the first global day of action. The day was part of a campaign against the deterioration in working conditions, resulting from decisions of the International Civil Service Commission that have shown it to have strayed from its originally intended role…