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05.01.19

Union Syndicale Federale (USF) Writes to António Campinos Again Regarding the Appalling Atmosphere at the EPO

Posted in Europe, Patents at 1:27 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

USF 2019 letter
Original letter from USF [PDF]

Summary: The letters from USF keep coming; the latest of many refers to the EPO’s very own survey, which the EPO’s management attempted to spin

THE EPO PRESIDENT, António Campinos, has just received the above letter from Union Syndicale Federale (USF), which previously remarked on EPO scandals, e.g. union-busting and lawlessness. Among our articles about them:

The latest letter talks about the survey (we published it in full) and adds these remarks, partly reproduced by SUEPO as follows:

With a letter dated 26 November 2018 and a reminder dated 29 January 2019, USF drew Mr Campinos’ attention to the negative perception of the abusive – and for several of them still unresolved – disciplinary cases against staff or union representatives at the EPO and the personal suffering the situation still entails. In the meantime, a survey has been run at the EPO which seems to reveal/shows very worrying results calling for an analysis to be run jointly by the EPO President and the EPO staff representation / SUEPO.

We recently noted that, based on insiders, staff is running out of patience. A pressure cooker analogy was used. António Campinos isn’t impressing or fooling anyone. Not even USF. █

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