Dear all,
You
may have just received SHIF circular 05/2 dated
30 June amending rules for elections of representatives
of insured members. These amendments introduce ineligibility
for "head, chairpersons or general secretaries
of associations representing staff at the ILO or
ITU". Whatever this may mean, the intention
is clearly to infringe upon the right of Union leaders
to be elected to the Management Committee.
This
was of course not consulted with the ILO Staff Union,
and is totally unjustified and unacceptable. Amendments
to the SHIF Regulations adopted by the Management
Committee come automatically into force if not challenged
in writing by at least 200 insured persons within
3 weeks of notification - which in case of individual
mailing leaves doubts as to what the deadline maybe
- but perhaps as early as the 21 of July. It leaves
us very little time to act. Please make sure that
as many staff as possible therefore send by 21 July
latest the following electronic message to the SHIF
Secretary, Mr. Clifford Kunstler: "I hereby
request that the amendment contained in SHIF circular
O5/2 concerning Rules for Election be submitted
to the vote of the insured persons".
Thanks
for your urgent action!
