Demonstration of 18 March and Strike on 19 March
A big thank you for your support!
Dear SUEPO members,
Dear Colleagues,
On 18 March 2026, 700 colleagues and pensioners braved the Munich Spring cold to demonstrate in front of the Isar building. 500 additional attendees connected to the live feed put in place for the first time in the history of SUEPO demonstrations. A total of 1.200 attendees.
The strike on 19 March was also very well followed with 1.620 participants. Thank you for your support!
SUEPO had called to demonstrate against the “orientations for a new salary adjustment procedure” which plan an intensification of the erosion of EPO salaries, pensions and others benefits without any financial basis. During the demonstration, the speakers addressed the situation of 5-year contracts, the lack of respect from upper management, the importance of strike as a collective bargain instrument, work-to-rule for examiners and formalities officers and how BIT can support the industrial actions.
When closing the demonstration, SUEPO reminded that the most powerful action every one of us can take is to join the organised strikes and to contribute to the work-to-rule action which is having an impressive impact on the drop in number of products/grants and hence the income of the national patent offices of the delegates.
Read more in this paper.
Sincerely yours,
SUEPO Munich