Coinciding with the start of the spring session of the Swiss parliament, academic mid-level staff across Switzerland rose to fight planned budget cuts that threaten the quality and integrity of Swiss higher education and research. Together with allies from student associations and unions, we organized various actions against the unnecessary dismantling of the academic system. … Continued
On the morning of 2 March, associations representing students, academic mid-level staff and professors at Swiss higher education institutions (VSS-UNES-USU, VPOD – Gewerkschaft im Service public, swissfaculty and actionuni) expressed their strong opposition to the budget cuts planned by the Federal Council on the opening of the parliamentary session. During a joint press conference, we … Continued
The numbers and the weight of precarious employment On 30.09.2025, Giulia Petralli representative in the Gran Conciglio of Tecino, sent “Interrogazione N. 186.25” (Interrogation no. 186.25, translated using DeepL pro) to the Consiglio di Stato of Tecino. The interrogation titled “Corpo intermedio di USI e SUPSI: i numeri e il peso del precariato” included a … Continued