Collective Bargaining Subjects

The constitution allows labor the right to collective bargaining in order to protect workers' rights. The agency whose duty it is to bargain with the employer on the side of the workers is the labor union. The workers who can form labor unions are those who are employed in the following establishments:

1.) Commercial

2.) Industrial

3.) Agricultural

4.) Religious

5.) Charitable

6.) Medical

7.) Educational

It won't matter if establishments 4 to 7 are operating for profit or not.

The mandatory subjects for collective bargaining are the following:

1.) Wages and other types of compensation

2.) Work hours and work days, including night shifts

3.) Holidays and vacations

4.) Bonuses

5.) Pensions and retirement plans

6.) Seniority

7.) Transfers

8.) Lay-offs

9.) Employee workloads

10.) Work rules and regulations

11.) Rental of company houses

12.) Arrangements for union security