What is a union section?

Verified 17 November 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Where the trade union did not receive at least 10 % of the votes cast on 1er round of the last elections of ESC: titleContent in the company, it is not representative.

The union may, however, set up a union section if it has at least two members in the company.

In order to form a union section, the union must meet at least one of the following conditions:

  • Be affiliated to a representative trade union organization at national and interprofessional level
  • Respect the values of republican and independence and have a seniority in the professional and geographical field of the company of at least 2 years

The trade union section, through its member employees, defends the rights and interests of the employees it represents.

It shall act in accordance with the powers of the shop steward or, if the trade union is not representative, representative of the trade union section (RSS).

The situation varies according to the number of employees in the company.

Less than 200 employees

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

200 to 499 employees

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month).

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month).

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

500 to 999 employees

Representative union in the company

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)
  • Has a credit of 12 hours per year to prepare the negotiation of the company agreement or agreement

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)
  • Has a credit of 12 hours per year to prepare the negotiation of the company agreement or agreement

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

Non-representative union in the company

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall provide all the trade union sections with common premises for the performance of their duties.

1000 or more employees

Representative union in the company

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collection of union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)
  • Has a credit of 18 hours per year to prepare the negotiation of the company agreement or agreement

The employer shall make available every trade union section constituted by a representative trade union in the company or establishment a room.

This room is equipped and equipped for its proper functioning.

The way in which the trade union sections fit out and use the premises made available to them shall be determined by agreement with the employer.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)
  • Has a credit of 18 hours per year to prepare the negotiation of the company agreement or agreement

The employer shall make available every trade union section constituted by a representative trade union in the company or establishment a room.

This room is equipped and equipped for its proper functioning.

The way in which the trade union sections fit out and use the premises made available to them shall be determined by agreement with the employer.

Non-representative union in the company

A company agreement sets out the conditions for the use of the tools by the union

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collection of union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Uses the company's intranet or e-mail to distribute union publications and leaflets
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each trade union section with a notice board.

The employer shall make available to all the trade union sections formed by a non-representative trade union in the company or establishment a common premises for the performance of their tasks.

Other case

To carry out its tasks, the trade union shall:

  • Collects union dues within the company
  • Displays and distributes union documents in the company at work entry and exit times
  • Make union publications and leaflets available on a union site accessible from the company's intranet
  • Organizes meetings (once a month)

The employer shall provide each section of the trade union with a notice board.

The employer shall make available to all the trade union sections formed by a non-representative trade union in the company or establishment a common premises for the performance of their tasks.