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LSC Elections - make your voice heard!
LSC Elections - make your voice heard!
From 18th - 20th of November, all the
statutory staff will be invited to vote for the new composition of the
Ispra/Seville Local Staff Committee (LSC). The LSC
has a fundamental role in the defence of staff rights
and plays a key part in the verification of the correct application of the
Staff Regulations and other local provisions. Please find here a guide how the LSC
elections work.
R&D Ispra will be
present as list
5 - anotheR&Dimension.
It is of paramount importance to have a strong and reliable Staff
Committee. For that reason we are asking to renew your trust in us and
support our guidance of the Local Staff Committee that we have had during the last
three-year mandate, thanks also to the concrete work of the elected members of anotheR&Dimension. Please find below the list of our candidates
and a summary of our programme. A more detailed programme is available here.
The Staff Committees ensure the application of the Staff Regulations.
Voting for their composition is a right and a duty of each one of us;
don't miss the chance to make your voice heard!
Electronic vote at the next LSC elections: we want it. What about you?
The
outcome was 10 votes against, 8 votes in favour, and 3 abstentions.
As
R&D Ispra, we expressed
our support – and we voted in favour – of the electronic voting system.
You agree with us? Make your voice heard!
You agree with us? Make your voice heard!
The
opinion of the Trade Unions and of the LSC is immaterial. All decisions
regarding the electoral process are decided by you – the staff!
This
power is exercised in the General Assembly that will be held next
Wednesday 25/2 at 11.00: we recommend that you come and support our
proposal (English
extract - French
full version) to introduce the same electronic voting system that is
already in place in Brussels.
Since
many years an electronic voting system is used for the elections of Staff
Committees in Brussels, Luxembourg and EEAS/Delegations, leaving Ispra (and
Seville) as the only large site where traditional paper ballot is still in use.
This system has proven to be reliable and trustworthy, and it is supported by
ALL Trade Unions, including those which - rather oddly - here in Ispra
are against.
Some more background information…
Some more background information…
A note
from the Head of the Human Resources Unit further clarifies the
individual position of each Trade Union on this subject:
- Trade Unions in favour of "easy voting" from your office: R&D Ispra, FFPE Ispra, U4U and Generation 2004
- Trade Unions against "easy voting" from your office: US Ispra/Seville, TAO-AFI Ispra, Save Europe Ispra/Seville, CISL/FIR, SFIE and ISCA Ispra/Seville
We
wish to stress that R&D
Ispra has always been in favour of the electronic vote, and never changed
its mind!
What are the advantages of the electronic vote?
What are the advantages of the electronic vote?
- Each staff member votes from a PC at their workplace – no need to move to the polling station and no more queuing. Each voter is responsible for the confidentiality of his own vote. We fully trust that our colleagues in Ispra and Seville, like those of Brussels, Luxembourg and EEAS, are able to guarantee the correctness of the electoral process.
- With an electronic voting system, no void or null votes can be made involuntarily (such as, for instance, the indication of more than 21 individual preferences, or the vote for a list combined with individual preferences).
- Results would be immediately available at the end of the voting process, with no risk of involuntary mistakes of the scrutiny and need for recounts.
- No more need for the costs of a mission to Seville to seal the ballot box and bring it to Ispra for the scrutiny.
- Participation in the electoral process may increase, thanks to the easier access to the voting system.
Let’s
show we are truly an innovative Research Centre, and that we are ready for a
change - even if we arrive last within the Commission. Dinosaurs
became extinct 65 million years ago... to ensure a modern electoral system come
to the General Assembly on Wednesday 25/2 at 11.00!
Election of the new Local Staff Committee 2015-2018
This time we need you!
R&D has decided to join forces with CISL, FFPE, SFIE, and U4U for the upcoming CLP elections. This means that we have formed and are part of one common list, No.3, together with these trade unions.
Why do we do this?
With the ongoing reform, joining forces and closing ranks is the only way to protect staff interests. This joint force guarantees that the opinion of those who are working in Ispra also counts at the central level, as the above-mentioned trade unions are united in Brussels as well. Europe is in the middle of a very serious economic crisis, and this has a huge impact on the negotiations of the New Staff Regulations. Times are getting tough and there is no time left for petty disputes among trade unions: UNITED WE ARE STRONGER!
Is this collaboration just for the elections?
Our collaboration already started in the past. Among many examples, a highlight was the Art.90 procedure followed by the legal action against the Correction Coefficient; 534 colleagues participated in this action! Our majority will continue this collaboration; open to all trade unions, also in the future.
Why vote for list 3?
Because a united defence of individual rights, the JRC and the European Commission is needed for all staff, at all levels, and should be carried out with dignity and mutual respect. We think that having 9 different trade unions at the Ispra site, is not the best way to defend staff. Our list guarantees a well balanced staff representation for everybody: women and men, with different types of contracts and from different origins and backgrounds are willing to collaborate to defend our common interests at a local and a central level. Attention: just put one cross on the top of the list. This single cross guarantees the best defence for your job security.
What can we expect the next weeks?
We believe that there will be a turbulent campaign. From our side we will distribute some material, e.g. our election programme, which you will receive this week. Please contact us immediately if you don't receive our programme before Friday 9 March. May we kindly ask you to talk to 2 colleagues in your neighbourhood and explain them the importance of a united defence of our work environment at this very difficult moment?
Yes, most important: We do kindly ask you to vote list 3.
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