Liste no. 2
March 1999
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Openness
And Ethical Conduct - At Trade Union Level First Liste no. 2 March 1999 |
| R&D has too much respect for you to: - send you electoral gadgets; - submerge you with luxurious magazines devoid of trade union content; - swamp you with promises which amount to pure propaganda, by avoiding speaking to you about failures and "arrangements" in the past such as thestaff report , MAP2000 or the « Caston Report» (which was kept secret by the trade unions who call themselves the majority in the bureau of the Staff Committee). R&D, which has no sources of finance other than its membership fees (it is the only union which has always refused commercial advertising), is of the opinion that the waste of resources (certain unions have apparently spent around 2 million BF) on an election campaign is dangerous at a time when all concerned are being asked to make savings. R&D has given its priority to supporting the staff and has for example, launched a support fund for Mr. van Buitenen, who is the best known of our colleagues fighting fraud and other abuses. R&D, which has contributed in a substantial manner to this fund, thanks all colleagues who have so generously contributed to it. Please read carefully the manifestos filled with "good intentions" of the other unions. They all talk about what they'll do in the future, but ask them what they've done for staff in the past: not much ! (On the other hand they have done a lot for the administration). The proof is that the unions who call themselves the majority weren't even capable of producing an activity report for the Staff General Assembly of 19th January 1999. R&D's election campaign is 90% based on the voluntary labour of its members. R&D has not called in communications consultants, because we are in communication with the staff every day and not just during election campaigns. R&D, despite being the third union at Commission level, has only one detached official and his secretary out of around 60 people of staff ( !!!) detached/attributed to staff representation. Contrary to the other unions, R&D is fighting to limit the number of detached officials as well as the length of their detachment. R&D has only used recycled paper. As at every election, R&D informs you that the expenditure on the election campaign is as follows :
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