As you may be aware, the Secretary-General is holding a Climate Action Summit on 23 September, ahead of the General Assembly. In view of the existential issues it will deal with, issues that will have a significant impact on the future of work in general, and our organizations, the staff federations have issued this statement. We have…
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How the recent Staff-Management Committee meeting affects your conditions of service | Les effets de la récente réunion du Comité Administration-personnel sur vos conditions de travail
The Staff-Management Committee, which brings together staff unions and administration counterparts globally, met in Bonn from 4 to 9 October for its first face-to-face meeting in two and a half years. It discussed a large number of topics and for some was able to reach agreement. In summary: · Continuing contracts: Staff representatives requested an update…
Holiday greetings to all our colleagues | Joyeuses fêtes à tous nos collègues
It is perhaps an understatement to say that this year has been exceptional, filled with many unprecedented challenges. We would especially like to offer our sympathies to those who have lost loved ones. These once-in-a-century challenges brought about by the Covid pandemic have tested our resilience and our faith in our capacity to overcome them….
Update on the UN’s Uber-style contracts | Informations mises à jour sur l’ubérisation à l’ONU !
You will recall that we recently revealed how management had drafted shock plans to end long-established, secure standards of employment for UN staff, in the form of ‘agile’ contracts. We’d like to give you more information about this, why we strongly oppose these proposals, and what happens next. Management’s plans were set out in the…
Update on Staff-Management Committee matters | Informations mises à jours sur les questions examinées par le Comité Administration-personnel
As you know, the Staff Management Committee (SMC) is the global machinery whereby policies and issues pertaining to our conditions of work are discussed and negotiated. The SMC has been very active lately in reviewing existing policies and discussing new ones. The Staff Coordinating Council, through its participation in various working groups, has made sure…
The UNDT upheld the salary cut | Le Tribunal du contentieux a maintenu les coupes salariales
As you may be aware, the UNDT has upheld the pay cut in Geneva. It took 22 months to reach this decision. The fact that it did so on the second anniversary of the cuts has not gone unnoticed. In rendering its judgement it has taken a contrary position to the ILO Administrative Tribunal and…
Racism | Racisme
Recent events have painfully reminded us all of the pernicious nature of racism, that is entrenched in societies and institutions around the world. The UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establish the principles of equality and non-discrimination that are at the core of our organization’s mandate. The Secretary-General has acknowledged the need…
UNDT and UNAT to rule shortly on pay cut case | Le Tribunal du contentieux et le Tribunal d’appel des Nations Unies vont se prononcer prochainement sur les coupes salariales
Despite the disruption of the last three months, we at the Council have been pursuing our campaign against the illegal pay cut imposed by the International Civil Service Commission, to achieve equal pay for equal work and obtain justice, particularly for the 816 of you who filed a case at the United Nations Dispute Tribunal…
Two-thirds of staff say they will refuse to move to the H building
Two-thirds of you have told us in a survey that you will not now move to the new H building in light of the health risks posed by COVID-19. And this despite proposals by management to allow you to keep the same workspace every day, to install dividers, and to eliminate one workspace in two…
Beware the UN’s “COVID-19 Pulse Survey” – it could seriously hurt your interests | Méfiez-vous de « l’enquête COVID-19 » de l’ONU – elle pourrait sérieusement nuire à vos intérêts
Yesterday, UN management in New York issued a ‘Pulse Survey’ to all staff, asking for views on working in the Organisation under Covid-19. Such an exercise may appear, at first glance, to be understandable given the current circumstances, but the content reveals this is no normal assessment of opinion; it has the potential to damage…