▁posts ▁exist ▁only ▁formally ▁– ▁all ▁dec isions ▁are ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁general ▁meeting ▁through ▁the ▁procedure ▁of ▁reaching ▁the ▁cons ensus . ▁ ▁The ▁union ▁is ▁called ▁independent ▁because ▁it ▁decl ares ▁its ▁full ▁independence ▁from ▁political ▁parties ▁or ▁commercial ▁structures , ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁" Direct ▁Action " ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁rac ist , ▁naz i ▁or ▁sex ist ▁views ▁or ▁support ▁any ▁ch au vin ist ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁Activity ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁its ▁foundation ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁the ▁initi ator ▁of ▁several ▁campaign s ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁students ' ▁and ▁workers ' ▁rights . ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁action ▁of ▁" Direct ▁Action ". ▁Support ing ▁the ▁Riv ne ▁students , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁educational ▁pay ments ▁rise , ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁organizations ▁organized ▁the ▁pick et ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Riv ne ▁academ ies ▁administration ▁enters ▁into ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁the ▁students ▁about ▁the ▁new ▁prices . ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁union ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁organizations ▁conducted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁actions ▁against ▁the ▁anti - student ▁resolution s ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁" About ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ". ▁In ▁particular , ▁" Direct ▁Action "