What is a representative union in the company?

A trade union may be present in the company. For speak on behalf of employees and sign collective agreements in all legitimacy, the union must be representative in the company.

The trade union is representative if it brings together all the 7 criteria following:

• Respect for republican values (e.g. respect for freedom of political opinion)
• Independence (e.g. financial)
• Financial transparency (e.g. compliance with accounting requirements)
• Minimum of 2 years of seniority in the professional and geographical field covering the level of negotiation (from the date of legal deposit of the statutes)
• Influence, determined primarily by activity and experience
• Membership numbers and membership fees (sufficient number of members to ensure that their membership fees represent the main part of their resources, thus guaranteeing the independence criterion)
• Sufficient hearing in professional elections (the union must have obtained at least 10% of the votes cast on 1^er round of the last elections of incumbents to the CSE: titleContent).