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OS ZPTNS. Trade Union of Employees in Postal and Telecommunications Services and Newspaper Distribution CZECH REPUBLIC. Trade Union Federations in the Czech Republic. CMKOS – Czech and Moravian Trade Union Confederation
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OS ZPTNS TradeUnion of Employees in Postal and TelecommunicationsServices and Newspaper Distribution CZECH REPUBLIC
Trade Union Federations in the Czech Republic • CMKOS – Czech and Moravian Trade Union Confederation • ASO – Free Trade Union Association KUK – Arts and Culture Confederation • Others – small organizations: professional or dependent on a political party
OS ZPTNSHistory • 1958 – Union of Transport and Telecommunications Workers • 1968 – Czech Union of Post and Telecommunications Workers Slovak Union of Post and Telecommunications Workers • 1972 – Federal Union of Communications Workers • 1993 – Union of Employees in Postal and Telecommunications Services and Newspaper Distribution
OS ZPTNSSupreme bodies • Congress – held 1x in 5 years • Representative Body – meets 2x a year • Board – meets 4x a year • Auditing Commission
OS ZPTNSBasic documents • Statutes • Legal Assistance Guide • Programme for the period of office • Principles for the Union’s Economy • Principles for Strike Fund Creation and Usage • Principles for Provision of Single Benefits in Case of a Member’s Occupational accident or Death
Employment issues Co-operation with employers Social issues Occupational Health and Safety Remuneration Collective Bargaining Employer-employee relations Care for membership Education Information and Publicity OS ZPTNSProgramme
OS ZPTNSUnion’s financing / fees • Employed member: 1% of wage, CZK 300 at maximum • Others (pensioners, unemployed, on maternity leave, students) : CZK 5 • ------------------------------------- • Contribution for the Union’s headquarters: 35% of the membership fee collected • Business activities: profit from real estates
OS ZPTNSDivision of financial means • For the Union’s activities: - Trade union activities - Salaries for the staff - Operational costs - Contributions for the TU Federation and International (CMKOS, UNI)- Newspaper ECHO- Social benefits for members- Insurance of members at sports events • Strike fund – 0.5% of sum sent by local organisations to the Union • Reserve fund
OS ZPTNSCollective bargaining • Sectoral (so-called Higher) Collective Agreement • Company Collective Agreements (CCA) • - CCA of the CESKA POSTA - CCA of the CESKY TELECOM - CCA of the VEGACOM - CCA of the Newspaper Distribution - CCA of the Press Distribution
OS ZPTNSSectoral Collective Agreement • Negotiated for 2003-5 with Czech Union of Employers in the Post, Telecommunications and Press Distribution. • Issues dealt with:- employment - labour relations - wages- social issues • Working conditions and occupational health and safety - rights of trade union organizations and members
OS ZPTNSCompany Collective Agreement • Based on Sectoral Collective Agreement, Czech legal instruments and economic conditions of employers • Collective bargaining is done permanently • Remuneration issues and social conditions are renegotiated each year