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10.22.19

SUEPO Protest Tomorrow. All EPO Staff in Munich Ought to Attend and Prepare to Strike Too.

Posted in Europe, Patents at 1:56 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

There was a call for strike earlier this year [1, 2, 3]

SUEPO protest
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Summary: Tomorrow’s planned protest should be a bridge towards a full strike, which takes more time to plan for and get authorisation for (because of increasingly strict restrictions)

Why strike

“Those taking strike action have inevitably lost money and have had to confront their own feelings about breaking the normal patterns of working life. That takes a lot of energy and courage, and often involves questioning norms that are taken for granted about workplace bargains and compromises.” –Melanie Simms, Professor of Work and Employment at University of Glasgow

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