wnatsoerer on ttre part of the employer, l.e. Menber Stateerto encroach.upon the6. It should be added that trade unlona are organlzatlona t{lth a rlglq slructure and well knoun nenberEhlp. Ihey are flnanclally independenb and rely only on !he1r nembers' fees. ThiE ls not the caae wlth the stalf Unlon slnce th€ najorlly of staff do not contrlbuLe to the ataff actlvlLles and th€refore iii"v .i" orostly rlnanced from the regular budget (worklng tlme' paper' typlnS' neproductlon, lven travel to outslde neetlngs)' or by l4ember States' Deaplte the clains made by sLaff repreEentatives to the effeci tha! they repreeent all staff nenbera, th; staff Union, ln fact' is rather a loose organlzatlon wlth nany staff nembers staying outElde who even do not perticipate ln the electlon of those representatives. 66. Despite t{hat 1s Eaid above' the siaff repreEentatlveg do clain bhe nl8ht to slrlke. In one of tnetr papers., I'ReguLations on Representatlon of the Staff of the tntted Natlons at Geneva'; itrey even Lncluded the provislon that "the staff Deobers may resort to direci actions, lncludlng slrlkes, when other T-ttT of reachlng agreenenL wlLh the ernployers or lhelr repregenLativea are ralleo" (A"t.I5.@esgtaffrepresentatlve3refer1nth1s respect to the'Ceneral Assenbly resolution 3LlL95 relardLr.8 the etrlke at the Unlied Natlons office at ceneva' and interpret it in thelr oun vay' In iheir' ,2/ I1l1eneva/z999, 22 Februarv, 1981' p. 2' _20_ view' Btaff has the rlght to strlke, whereas there 1s no rererence whatso-ever !o stikes in lhis resolution. ZL /
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing labor unions and employee-employer relationships, specifically the right of staff members to strike. The context is likely related to international organizations or institutions, given the mention of Geneva and the United Nations. The text also touches on the financial independence of trade unions and their reliance on member fees.

**Category**
Employment, International trade