Ispra – Séville

Elections of the Staff Committee at Ispra / Seville

Thanks and first lessons learned 

The Staff Committee elections in Ispra / Seville have just been completed.

Many of you have placed your trust in us.

You were receptive to our approach and our proposals, and we thank you very much for that.

Our list received almost 15% of your votes and enabled us to elect two of our candidate couples. We also managed to get one pair sent to the Commission’s Central Staff Committee.

In addition to our cooperation in Ispra and Seville, ISCA and U4U, together with USHU (Unité Syndicale Hors Union), are now part of the Regroupement Syndical, an organisation present in all the workplaces of the European institutions. This makes us stronger to push forward our agenda.

The joint presentation of candidates in Ispra and Seville was an opportunity for us to promote our ideas.

For the most part:

– During the social dialogue for contract agents (CAs) in Seville (2/3 of the staff) and Ispra (almost half of the staff), we defended the concrete possibility of having more positive careers and better integration opportunities as civil servants, thanks to the transition from CAs to temporary agents (TAs) and thanks to the annual organisation of competitions for permanent posts;

– We defended the need for Seville to be considered as a seat in its own right, with the services that go with it;

– We defended the “health card” and supported its introduction for all Ispra staff who met the conditions. Unfortunately, the negotiations between the administration and the Italian authorities focused on the introduction of a limited and punitive system (“health card with an asterisk”). We are therefore continuing our fight for full health rights for the staff concerned;

– We defended greater mobility opportunities for employees;

– We defended the need for a more ambitious European budget for the next 7 years.

After the elections, the fight continues. ISCA and U4U will remain united at your side to defend a strong, independent and permanent European civil service.