Vania Alleva, President of the Unia Switzerland. The President of the Unia, the Bernese Oberland was voted out and has you covered with criticism. How could it come so far?
In the Bernese Oberland, there is a year of a difficult Situation. The starting point of the resignation of the former head of the Unia-unit. For the first Time in our history, we failed in the search for a successor. Then the regional President of the sat over our rules, and had to perform a choice, although no one was officially proposed.

you have not accepted this choice.
Against the election, there were a number of complaints from delegates and the national Executive Committee took a position of the candidate as the regional secretaries of distance. As it turned out to be right. The complaints have been upheld by the independent complaints Commission.

Why was the dispute peacefully solve?
This is also for me not very understandable. We sought always a friendly solution. But the former President rejected the call of the national Executive Committee.

enter Hans Ulrich Balmer the debt?
Mr Balmers, I can say motivation is nothing. But no, in conflicts, only one Person is never to blame.

you are the most powerful woman in the most powerful left-wing organization in the country and is personally responsible for the Zank Region. Why were you able to defuse this Situation before?
We are a democratic organization. The Basis of our trade Union, political positions and objectives. Just because I am the national President of the Unia, can’t I simply come and say: So it is, and not otherwise.

your critics say that you would do: override democratic decisions.
This is wrong. The members are the heart of our organization, you specify the direction. And that is a good thing. But the Unia not only works, according to a majority principle. Our organization has articles of Association, which are also democratically legitimated. Nobody can put. Neither I, nor anyone else.

From the interior of the Unia penetrate again and again reports about bullying, Burn-outs and strike threats to the Public. How come?
The strike threat was a one-time thing, eight years ago in Bern.

So, bullying and Burn-remain-outs.
I don’t want to say that we have no problems. But you can’t break all the conflicts about the same. Internal conflicts are always messy, and their causes, but in very different ways.

against bullying allegations were at the weekend in public. What was it about?
The allegations were in connection with the conflict in the Bernese Oberland. The independent investigation method by an external body, which is used for such cases, the application, came to the conclusion that no bullying occurred.

? the Unia, an image problem, first of all their members
no, I am convinced that we have the Basis of an image problem. But the Unia has more than 1000 employees, since it is normal that there is a conflict. In any organization of this Size.

Then, the Unia is not different from the employers that you criticized?
Yes and no. We are a professionally run organization that sets up goals, and even on the achievement of these goals and measures. But we are not a group! The Unia is based on the voice from below, at the base.

you said it yourself: you have goals that require efficiency. At the same time you have to implement the will of the base. Can you combine the two?
This is a big challenge. But trade Union political successes, such as wage increases or better working conditions, we can only achieve if our goals are driven by our members and employees. Our members make the specifications, we implement them. This Interaction needs to work, which is crucial for the strength of our organization.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 08.04.2019, 22:44 PM