{"id":3438,"date":"2018-05-28T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/?page_id=3438"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:11:27","slug":"reasons-for-joining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/en\/reasons-for-joining\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons for joining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-9d689150d77c14398f2705d743dfd543\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-9d689150d77c14398f2705d743dfd543{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/epsu-cj.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/accueil-header.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-9d689150d77c14398f2705d743dfd543 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_left'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3438'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9vwsda-3fcf075c91ed4452b3427b77cb76deec\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-9vwsda-3fcf075c91ed4452b3427b77cb76deec{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-9vwsda-3fcf075c91ed4452b3427b77cb76deec .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-9vwsda-3fcf075c91ed4452b3427b77cb76deec .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-9vwsda-3fcf075c91ed4452b3427b77cb76deec av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Good reasons to join EPSU CJ<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k3u00eh1-e9931691606bd808b12b4ef7f2994721 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock custom-bullets'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>Trade unions exist to defend the rights of working people.<\/p>\n<p>Due to their particular employment status, staff at the European Institutions set up their own trade unions.<\/p>\n<p>Across the European institutions as a whole, the largest and best structured of these unions is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/\">Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale<\/a>, of which EPSU CJ is a part.<\/p>\n<p>By joining EPSU CJ:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You become part of a <strong>supportive community<\/strong> of colleagues from all walks of life who share their experience, advice and support. As union members, you are better informed on a day-to-day basis and better equipped when faced with challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You <strong>counterbalance the power<\/strong> of management, who as a result will proceed with greater caution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You give greater <strong>weight<\/strong> to the union in its <strong>negotiations<\/strong> with management or, at the interinstitutional level, with the employer\/legislator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You enable the union to <strong>defend you through legal channels<\/strong> (complaints, legal action). Even if you do not personally need to go to court, you make it possible for other colleagues to do so who would otherwise face prohibitive costs. If legal proceedings were to become too costly for staff to initiate, nothing would prevent the administration from acting arbitrarily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>By participating in the\u00a0<strong>democratic life<\/strong>\u00a0of the union, you can contribute to influencing its day-to-day action, to shaping its positions and putting them into practice at the various levels of staff representation. Democracy only works if citizens practice it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You defend the common good of <strong>Europe<\/strong> and convey an image of its civil service which matches up to the aspirations of its citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For all the above, you need only to exercise your right to join a union. The membership fee is minimal: 0.2% of your basic salary. By contrast, <strong>the step you take is invaluable!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-74q6pa-39e85f2918ff064f47f8e907466cd1e1\">\n#top .flex_column.av-74q6pa-39e85f2918ff064f47f8e907466cd1e1{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-74q6pa-39e85f2918ff064f47f8e907466cd1e1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-74q6pa-39e85f2918ff064f47f8e907466cd1e1{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-74q6pa-39e85f2918ff064f47f8e907466cd1e1 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-5n13ni-8bfb9394644e8d9ca40cf9b8177119c3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>An &#8216;every man for himself&#8217; attitude divides us and makes us vulnerable. 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