THE CONSTITUTION

OF ESTONIAN EMPLOYEES´ UNIONS´ CONFEDERATION

 

1. PREAMBLE

 

1.1 Estonian Employees´ Unions´ Confederation (hence-forth, TALO) shall be a voluntary union of the employees´ national unions (hence-forth, member organisations) established in order to represent and defend the work-related, social and trade-related interests of specialists of their trade and other employees working in Estonia (hence-forth, employees).

 

1.2 TALO shall be a central union, composed of trade and professional unions and the associations of these working throughout Estonia (hence-forth, member organisations).

 

1.3 The abbreviation of Estonian Employees´ Unions´ Confederation shall be TALO.

 

1.4 The Executive Board of TALO shall be situated in Tallinn.

 

1.5 The English for TALO shall be Estonian Employees´ Unions´ Confederation.

 

1.6 TALO shall be a legal person with its own bank account, a seal with its name, a system of symbols and an independent budget.

 

1.7 TALO shall be a non-profit organisation who shall independently adopt its Constitution and action programme.

 

1.8       TALO shall independently own, use and be in control of all its property.

 

1.9       TALO shall be responsible for fulfilling its obligations with all its property.

 

1.10 TALO shall not be responsible for fulfilling or not fulfilling its members´ obligations.

 

1.11 The members of TALO shall not be financially responsible for TALO´ s property obligations.

 

1.12 In its activities, TALO shall be guided by

        1.12.1 The principles of The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The European Social Charter, the ILO conventions and international legal acts;

        1.12.2 the internationally acknowledged aims and methods of independent trade unionism;

        1.12.3 the Action Programme of TALO;

        1.12.4 The Constitution of The Republic of Estonia and other laws;

        1.12.5 the present Constitution

        1.12.6 in matters not regulated by the Constitution, TALO shall follow the legislation of non-profit organisations and that of trade unions.

 

1.13 TALO has been established in order to represent and defend the employees´ work-, income-, trade-related as well as economic, educational and society-related interests and the relevant political rights through co-operation.

 

2. THE AIMS, COMPETENCE AND RIGHTS OF TALO

 

2.1 The aims of TALO shall be:

    2.1.1 to defend and represent the employees´ work-, profession-, income- and education-related as well as economic and social rights and interests before employers, the associations of these, state and local authorities and other institutions and the associations and central unions of the latter;

    2.1.2 to be a partner in social dialogue to the employers, the associations of these, local authorities, the institutions, associations and central unions of these, the Government of Estonia and the ministries and institutions at representing and defending the rights and interests stated in point 2.1.1.

    2.1.3 to develop co-operation between its members and to strive for the execution and strengthening of the principles of social justice;

    2.1.4 to execute the trade union rights of the employees, in particular the right to bargain collectively over the conditions of their life, work, profession, salaries etc;

    2.1.5 to defend the employees´ rights before court, organisations dealing with work issues and arguments, institutions of state and local authorities and the associations of these;

    2.1.6 to actively take part in the working out of trade-related legal acts and in implementing as well as executing these, in activities related to recognising, ascribing and executing trades;

    2.1.7 to develop and activate co-operation and solidarity between the employees;

    2.1.8 in co-operation with other countries´ free trade unions to defend all the people's right to education, work and social security;

    2.1.9. to develop and strengthen  co-operation between employers and employees in order to improve the employees´ work-, profession- and trade-related as well as economic and social conditions and to raise the quality, effectiveness and productivity of their work;

    2.1.10 to collaborate and develop connections with trade unions, other NGOs and persons not in the government in Estonia and abroad who support the trade union movement.

 

2.2       TALO shall not aim to earn a profit.

 

2.3 In order to achieve the aims, TALO shall be competent to:

    2.3.1 hold negotiations on the national level and to contract collective agreements concerning work relations, working conditions and pay as well as other trade-related questions or these concerning education, including additional and re-schooling and economic, social and other issues;

    2.3.2 contract the agreements necessary for the activities of TALO;

    2.3.3 represent its members´ common interests before employers, the associations and central unions of these, before courts and organisations dealing with work issues and arguments and before other state and local authorities´ institutions, before the associations of the latter and other institutions;

    2.3.4 co-ordinate the co-operation of its member unions, to represent and defend their interests and rights;

    2.3.5 keep a watch on the employers, state institutions, local authorities and the associations of these on how they follow the work laws, collective and work contracts and other agreements contracted with the trade union;

    2.3.6 apply for the adopting, cancelling and changing of the legal acts concerning work relationships, the labour market situation and social issues before persons who have the right to initiate laws and to participate in the working out of legal acts and to take part in the work of relevant committees;

    2.3.7 suggest the terminating of the activities by employers and other persons and institutions that harass the lawful rights of the employees;

    2.3.8 solve work-related arguments and to represent its members in such cases;

    2.3.9 apply for the considering of the rise in the cost of living on adopting and changing socio-economic warranties, should the situation of the employees grow worse;

    2.3.10 apply for the improving of the situation of the working conditions and health protection and to take part in activities related to labour protection;

    2.3.11 analyse the conditions of the main trades of its members at the labour market and according to the analysis to try and promote the professional status of the respective trades at the labour market;

    2.3.12 use other credentials according to the trade union law and other laws.

 

2.4 In order to achieve the aims at representing and defending the rights and interests of its members, as well as in order to develop economic activities and work relationships, TALO shall have a right to:

    2.4.1 get instant information from state institutions, local authorities and employers on fulfilling laws, collective and other agreements concerning its activities, on the standard of living, minimum living wage, inflation and the cost of living as well as other indicators that express the employees´ socio-economic situation;

    2.4.2 get instant information from employers and the associations of these that TALO´ s members are employed at on work-related and economic activities and other issues that interest the employees;

    2.4.3 carry out sociological and other research that concern legislation, the situation and development of the society in order to find out the needs and interests of its members and in order to work out the main directions of its activities, as well as in order to keep a watch on the development of legislation and the society;

    2.4.4 establish foundations and legal persons and take part in the activities of these;

    2.4.5 develop information- and publicity-related activities and organise meetings, additional schooling and lectures;

    2.4.6 co-operate with institutions owning legal initiative;

    2.4.7 help its members at fulfilling their constitutional rights by supplying legal advice and methodical assistance, upon need supply assessment by experts concerning their work- and trade-related legal questions;

    2.4.8 organise for its members trade-union-related and special schooling in the forms of courses, seminars and other forms;

    2.4.9 in co-operation with other countries´ unions and organisations to defend its members´ right to work, education and social security;

    2.4.10 take part in influencing and executing labour market-related and social policy;

    2.4.11 organise meetings, street processions, pickets and other protest actions;

    2.4.12 following the order set forth by the law, to organise strikes, including support and warning strikes.

    2.4.13 own a publishing base and means of mass media, develop publishing activities, including publishing and distributing newspapers, magazines and other publications, launching information materials necessary for co-operation;

    2.4.14 own property necessary for its activities, to use and be in control of that in order to achieve its aims and in accordance with the present Constitution;

    2.4.15 collaborate with and help the employers at improving the employees´ professional skills and qualification;

    2.4.16 develop whatever relationships within the state and abroad that are not contradictory to the Constitution of Estonia; regulation of the relationships is carried out according to mutual agreements;

    2.4.17 co-operate with international trade union organisations and other movements;

    2.4.18 carry out other rights set forth by the trade union law and other legal acts.

 

2.5 TALO shall not impair the interests of its member unions and individual members. The activities of TALO must not impair any persons´ constitutional rights and these set forth by other laws.

 

2.6 TALO shall not interfere in the internal affairs of member unions, in case these are not connected with the activities and responsibility of TALO and do not impair the activities and interests of TALO.

 

2.7 TALO shall not claim the functions, commands and responsibilities that state and economic bodies or other organisations in the society should solve and shall not be obliged to give reports before them.

 

3. THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF TALO

 

3.1 TALO as a central organisation of trade and professional unions shall be independent in its activities and shall only follow the laws. Prohibited shall be activities which directly or indirectly are aimed at subjecting TALO to the employer, the associations of the latter, institutions of state and local authorities and whatever other institution or organisation.

 

3.2 Everybody shall have a right to establish a trade or professional union and join the latter in order to protect one´s interests without prior permission. No other restrictions may apply at using these rights than these which have been set forth by the laws and these which are necessary to protect the security of the state, the public discipline, the health and morality, rights and freedoms of other persons. It is a violation of the law to restrict the rights of the employees according to their membership in trade unions and their activities in the latter.

 

3.3 TALO has a right to be protected by the international central organisations of trade and professional unions, courts and the state in case the employers, institutions of state and local authorities, other persons and institutions interfere in the establishing, activities and control of a trade union. Trade and professional unions have the right to receive protection in the case of illegal dissolving or prohibiting.

 

 

 

4. THE MEMBERS OF TALO

 

4.1 The rights and obligations of the members of TALO and their individual members shall be set forth by the present Constitution and by the resolution of the General Assembly.

 

4.2 TALO shall be composed of trade and professional unions working throughout Estonia, the associations of these, professional associations and other national organisations established in order to represent and defend the employees´ interests that recognise and are willing to follow the Constitution of TALO and its action programme.

 

4.3 The members of TALO shall be legal persons.

 

4.4 Affiliation to TALO shall be on a voluntary basis.

 

4.5 A trade or professional union, wishing to affiliate to TALO, shall submit a written application to the Executive Board. The application shall include a resolution of the governing body, the constitution, membership statistics of the union and documents on being included to the register.

 

4.6 The Executive Board shall consider the application within one month following receipt and shall inform the applicant of the resolution in written form.

 

4.7 In the event that the Executive Board rejects the application the applicant may demand for consideration by the General Assembly.

 

4.8 In the event of withdrawal from TALO the member union shall provide to the Executive Board a notification of the governing body or any other competent body set forth in its constitution and the Executive Board shall consider the notification within one month. Withdrawal takes place on the day of TALO´s Executive Board´s resolution.

 

4.9 A member union who violates the constitution or ceases to fulfil the aims and principles of TALO or systematically is in arrears of the payment of its membership fees, shall be excluded from membership. The appropriate resolution shall be made by the Executive board who shall have informed the excluded member of the resolution.  The member union shall have a right to participate at the meeting of the Executive Board.  TALO´ s Executive Board shall immediately notify the member of the written resolution and the reasons of exclusion.

 

4.10 Any member that has been excluded shall have the right to appeal to the next meeting of the General Assembly.

 

4.11 A member that has withdrawn or has been excluded shall not have a right to use the property of TALO and the membership fees shall not be returned.

 

4.12 Any member union shall have the right to make independent decisions, but they must not impair the interests of TALO and its members.

 

4.13 Any member union shall be obliged to:

    4.13.1 follow the demands set forth in the present Constitution;

    4.13.2 communicate the membership statistics to TALO and submit any other relevant information upon TALO´s request;

    4.13.3 inform TALO about contracting collective agreements and changing these on the member union level, as well as about fulfilling these upon TALO´s request;

    4.13.4 refuse to contract agreements that harm TALO or its members and keep away from any other such activities;

    4.13.5 inform TALO in time about the issues, proposals and applications that may be of importance to TALO or its member unions;

    4.13.6 pay the membership fee according to the rate and order set forth by the General Assembly;

    4.13.7 develop national and regional co-operation;

    4.13.8 in building up the trade union and in their every-day activities, execute the principles of democracy and open action;

    4.13.9 fulfil the resolutions of the governing bodies of TALO and express solidarity with the justified demands of the members of TALO and other organisations.

 

4.14 Any member of TALO shall have the right to:

    4.14.1 submit to TALO´ s governing bodies applications and suggestions about taking measures in order to improve the trade unions´ and professional associations` members´ work- and profession-related as well as social conditions, including to submit suggestions and applications about organising strikes or other protest actions;

    4.14.2 in their activities, get various help according to the member status in the trade union, including organisational and legal advice according to work relationships and the activities of the trade union and in the case of a work-related argument;

    4.14.3 get necessary information about the activities of TALO and for the work of the trade union;

    4.14.4 submit inquiries and instructions to the governing bodies of TALO and to make suggestions;

    4.14.5 take part in the deciding of the control and use of the common property of TALO;

    4.14.6 withdraw from TALO;

    4.14.7 use other rights set forth by international legal acts, laws, the trade union law, the present Constitution and the resolutions of the General Assembly.

 

4.15 Individual members of TALO´s member unions shall have a right to:

    4.15.1 get assistance through collective agreements concerning pay that is up to the value of their work, holidays, work time, healthy and safe working conditions and the fulfilling of work laws;

    4.15.2 elect members and be elected to the trade union´s governing bodies and to take part in the activities of the trade union in other ways;

    4.15.3 be represented in TALO´s governing bodies and workgroups;

    4.15.4 according to the programme of TALO, to get professional and trade union related schooling in order to represent and defend the interests connected to their work relationships;

    4.15.5 to be privileged at taking part in events organised by TALO and in such cases, to get assistance meant for the members of TALO according to the extent set forth by TALO;

    4.15.6 use other rights meant for trade and professional unions that are set forth by the present Constitution and other legal acts.

 

4.16 TALO´ s supporting members.

    4.16.1 The employees that are not members of trade or professional unions but who are considered by the collective agreements contracted by TALO or its member unions and who support TALO´s and other trade and professional union related activities may become TALO´s supporting members, having voluntarily submitted an application to the Executive Board of TALO or any member organisation.

    4.16.2 Any employee may become a supporting member of TALO on the basis of a voluntary application.

    4.16.3 The supporting member shall pay a solidarity fee based on the voluntary application and the rate shall be as much as the membership fee of the trade or professional union that the application was submitted to.

    4.16.4 The solidarity fee shall be used in order to cover the costs of pickets, strikes, including warning and supporting strikes, organised by TALO, in order to support the members and supporting members of TALO at taking part in strikes according to the financial possibilities and in order to provide the members of TALO with trade union related schooling.

    4.16.5 The conditions set forth in collective agreements by TALO, its member organisations or individual members of these, shall expand to TALO´ s supporting members.

    4.16.6 Supporting members shall not have the right to vote, they cannot represent any other members of trade or professional unions in trade union activities; neither shall any other advantages set forth for members of trade or professional unions expand to supporting members.

    4.16.7 Supporting members shall have a right to submit suggestions about the activities of TALO and the trade and professional unions that do not impair TALO and the trade and professional union movement, they shall have a right to take part in pickets, other actions and strikes, including warning and supporting strikes organised by TALO and its member unions, as well as to take part in the assemblies of the trade and professional unions.

    4.16.8 Supporting members may voluntarily cancel their application at any given time.

    4.16.9 If a supporting member impairs the activities of TALO or any trade or professional union, the member may be dismissed according to the order that has been set forth in the trade or professional union that the member submitted the application to become a supporting member to.

4.16.10 In the case of cancelling the supporting member application or in the case of dismissal, the solidarity fee shall not be returned.

 

THE GOVERNING OF TALO

 

5.1 The governing bodies of TALO shall be the General Assembly and the Executive Board.

 

5.2 The functions of the general meeting of TALO shall be carried out by the assembly of commissioners (hence-forth, General Assembly) elected by and from among the members, which shall be the supreme authority of TALO. The General Assembly shall be composed of five commissioners from each member union:  a member of the Executive Board of TALO and four elected commissioners. The General Assembly shall have ability to make resolutions if at least two thirds of the commissioners are present. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of more than a half of the votes cast.  A resolution about changing the aims and the Constitution of TALO and about liquidating TALO shall be adopted if at least two thirds of the members present vote for it. Each commissioner shall have one vote.

 

5.3 The General Assembly shall meet upon need, but at least once a year. The Extraordinary General Assembly shall be summoned if the Executive Board, stating the reason in written form, demands so or one third of the member unions of TALO or the Financial Committee demand so. The summoning of the General Assembly must be informed of in written form at least one month in advance. The invitation must include the agenda of the General Assembly and the time and place of the assembly.

 

5.4 In case the necessary number of commissioners did not show up at the General Assembly, the assembly must be summoned within one month, with the same agenda. The assembly that has been summoned for the second time has ability to make resolutions regardless of the number of the commissioners present.

 

5.5 The General Assembly of TALO shall:

    5.5.1 adopt the constitution and action programme of TALO and upon need make amendments;

    5.5.2 confirm and change the aims of TALO´s activities;

    5.5.3 confirm the budget and the yearly fiscal report;

    5.5.4 confirm the members of the Executive Board of TALO;

    5.5.5 elect the members of the Financial Committee;

    5.5.6 set forth the main directions of using the financial means and confirm the yearly budget;

    5.5.7 consider the report given by the Executive Board and provide evaluation of the work of the Executive Board;

    5.5.8 confirm the report of the Financial Committee;

    5.5.9 set forth the rate of the membership fee and the order of paying that;

    5.5.10 resolve the setting up of conditions on the transfer of an immovable or a movable in the movable property register or encumbrance of the latter with real right;

    5.5.11 solve applications and complaints arising from this Constitution;

    5.5.12 decide over the affiliation, division and liquidation of TALO.

 

5.6 The General Assembly shall have a right to solve all issues concerning the activities of TALO and decide over these.

 

5.7 A member of the Executive Board must not take part in voting at the General Assembly over evaluation of the activities of the Executive Board that he or she is responsible for.

 

5.8 A member of the Financial Committee must not take part in voting for the confirmation of the report of the Financial Committee and in evaluating the activities that he or she is responsible for.

 

5.9 During the time between the General Assemblies, the activities of TALO shall be directed by the Executive Board.

 

5.10 The term of office of the Executive Board shall be four years and the credentials shall be in action up to the regular General Assembly.

 

5.11 The number of members of the Executive Board shall correspond to the number of TALO´ s member unions, the Executive Board shall consist of at least five members. In case the number of the members of the Executive Board becomes less than five, a General Assembly must be summoned in order to confirm the new Executive Board or decide over TALO´ s further activities.

 

5.12 The Executive Board shall be composed of one representative from each member union of TALO, who shall be the member of the Executive Board and who shall be delegated to the General Assembly by the Executive Board of the member union in case it has not been stated otherwise in the statutes of the member union.

 

5.13 The General Assembly of TALO shall confirm the members of the Executive Board.

 

5.14 During the term of office of the Executive Board, member unions have a right to call back their representative from the Executive Board and delegate a new representative. A new member shall be delegated in the same way in case a member of the Executive Board withdraws or is dismissed.

 

5.15 A new member union, having become a member of TALO, shall include in the joining application a resolution about who they shall delegate to be a member of the Executive Board of TALO.

 

5.16 A person that has been delegated to the Executive Board of TALO during the time between the General Assemblies shall acquire the rights and obligations of a member of the Executive Board on the day of the relevant resolution. A member of the Executive Board delegated by a new member union of TALO shall acquire the rights and obligations on the day of the decision of acceptance.

 

5.17 The Executive Board of TALO shall:

    5.17.1 represent TALO and direct the affairs and activities between the General Assemblies;

    5.17.2 act according to the current legislation and follow the present Constitution and the resolutions of the General Assembly;

    5.17.3 upon need, represent the members of TALO before other organisations and institutions;

    5.17.4 summon the General Assembly;

    5.17.5 submit the materials with the issues under discussion to the General Assembly and assure the execution of the resolutions adopted.

    5.17.6 maintain connections with other trade unions and co-operation partners in Estonia and abroad;

    5.17.7 maintain the funds of TALO, organise the accounting system and financial statements;

    5.17.8 according to the suggestions of the Chairperson, hire and dismiss the employed workers of TALO and confirm their assignments, work and salary conditions;

    5.17.9 upon need, form work groups in order to solve concrete issues;

    5.17.10 bargain of behalf of TALO, contract collective agreements on the state and local level with local authorities and the associations of employers, upon need form delegations for negotiations;

    5.17.11 give consent or refuse to give consent to the collective agreements contracted by TALO;

    5.17.12 organise the registration of the collective agreements contracted by its member unions;

    5.17.13 contract other agreements necessary for the activities of TALO, guarantee the fulfilling of these;

    5.17.14 elect the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Executive Board;

    5.17.15 decide over the proclamation of a strike and organising other actions or according to the national importance of the action, decide over passing the issue to the General Assembly.

    5.17.16 organise the membership statistics of TALO;

    5.17.17 fulfil other assignments arising from the present Constitution and the resolutions of the General Assembly.

 

5.18 The Executive Board shall not solve issues that only the General Assembly has a right to decide over.

 

5.19 The Executive Board shall meet upon need, but at least once a month. An extraordinary meeting shall be summoned if the Chairperson demands so or if at least one third of the members of the Executive Board do so. The meeting of the Executive Board shall have ability to make resolutions if more than a half of its members are present, including the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson. In order for a resolution of the Executive Board to be adopted, more than a half of the members present must vote for it. In case the votes are tied, the Chairperson shall make a decision.

 

5.20 The rights, responsibilities and obligations of the members of the Executive Board shall be set forth by a work order adopted by the Executive Board.

 

5.21 A commissioner of the General Assembly and a member of the Executive Board cannot vote at deciding over the following issues:

    5.21.1 a demand against his/her member union that he/she represents or relieving of property-related or other obligations;

    5.21.2 excluding the member organisations that he/she represents from TALO;

    5.21.3 in issues concerning the contract between him/her or the member union and TALO.

 

5.22 In order to organise the work of the Executive Board the latter shall elect a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson from among its members for the period of its term of office.

 

5.23 The Chairperson shall:

    5.23.1 be a member of the Executive Board and represent TALO in the limits of the credentials acquired from the present Constitution;

    5.23.2 prepare and direct the meetings of the Executive Board;

    5.23.3 guarantee the fulfilling of the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Executive Board;

    5.23.4 give orders, directives, be in control of TALO´s property and resources according to the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Executive Board and the present Constitution;

    5.23.5 give out and sign proxies;

    5.23.6 hire and dismiss employed workers;

    5.23.7 be obliged to give reports concerning the financial and economic activities of TALO before the Executive Board and the General Assembly;

    5.23.8 fulfil other assignments arising from the present Constitution, the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Executive Board, the laws and other legal acts.

 

5.24 The Deputy Chairperson shall:

    5.24.1 be a member of the Executive Board;

    5.24.2 fill the place of the Chairperson in his/her absence.

 

5.25 Upon the resolution of the Executive Board the expenditures arising from the activities of TALO may be compensated and the work of the members of the Executive Board may be paid for in the limits of the budget confirmed by the General Assembly.

 

5.26 On the transfer or the encumbrance of an immovable or a movable in the movable property register with real right, the members of the Executive Board may represent TALO as a whole, according to the conditions set forth by the General Assembly. In other property related legal activities, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson may represent TALO in person, other members of the Executive Board may do so in pairs.

 

5.27 In order to contract a treaty and set forth the relevant conditions with a member of the Executive Board of TALO or any person with equal economic interests, a resolution of the Executive Board shall be necessary. A treaty with a member of the executive Board shall be contracted by the Chairperson, a treaty with the Chairperson shall be contracted by the eldest member of the Executive Board.

 

6. THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

 

6.1 The Financial Committee shall be elected by the General Assembly and consist of at least three members.

 

6.2 The Financial Committee shall:

    6.2.1 elect a Chairperson from among its members, upon need form sub-committees;

    6.2.2 check whether the work of the Executive Board follows the laws and the present Constitution;

    6.2.3 supervise the financial and economic activities of the Executive Board;

    6.2.4 have authority to study all documents concerning the financial and economic activities as well as the business management of TALO;

    6.2.5 have the right to submit prescriptions in order to have the discovered shortcomings removed;

    6.2.6 have the obligation to submit a report before the General Assembly once a year.

 

6.3 The report of the Financial Committee shall be confirmed by the General Assembly.

 

6.4 The term of office of the Financial Committee shall be four years, at the same time that the term of office of the Executive Board. When the Executive Board loses its credentials, so does the Financial Committee.

 

6.5 The members of the Executive Board may not belong to the Financial Committee.

 

7. THE PROPERTY AND FINANCE-ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OF TALO

 

7.1 The property and financial means of TALO shall be made up of entrance and membership fees and solidarity fees, income from sponsors and donations by individual persons, as well as the income set forth by the Constitution.

 

7.2 The financial means of TALO shall be used for the activities arising from this Constitution, in order to meet the needs of the members, to finance the activities of the governing bodies and for other purposes according to the confirmed budget.

 

7.3 Donations for specific purpose shall be used according to the purpose.

 

7.4 TALO may form charity and other foundations in order to support its members.

 

7.5 TALO shall keep its money in the banks chosen by itself.

 

7.6 The Executive Board of TALO shall organise the accounting system.

 

7.7 The fiscal year of TALO shall last from January 1 to December 31.

 

8. THE BASES AND ORDER OF THE ACCESSION, DIVISION AND DISSOLUTION OF TALO

 

8.1 The accession, division and dissolution of TALO shall take place according to the resolution of the General Assembly.

 

8.2 The resolution of accession or division shall include the legal successor(s) of TALO who shall take over the rights and obligations of TALO;  the relevant amendments shall be inserted into the Constitution.

 

8.3 The activities of TALO shall be brought to and end on the basis of legislation, the same action shall be taken in case the number of member organisations becomes less than five or in case the General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the dissolution of TALO.

 

8.4 On the dissolution of TALO, the Executive Board shall act as the Liquidation Committee, in case the General Assembly does not decide otherwise.

 

8.5 The Liquidation Committee shall:

    8.5.1 publish the announcement about TALO´ s dissolution in newspapers;

    8.5.2 summon the creditors and meet their financial demands;

    8.5.3 carry out the liquidation.

 

8.6 The liquidators may carry out only the particular transactions necessary for the liquidation of TALO.

 

8.7 On liquidation, the property of TALO shall be passed on to other trade unions or organisations dealing with the issues of the employees.

 

8.8 The liquidation costs shall be carried by the financial means of TALO.

 

8.9 The results of the activities of the Liquidation Committee shall be registered officially in a final act.

 

 

 

 

 

The Constitution has been adopted on September 28, 1992 at the General Meeting of TALO.

The Constitution has been changed on February 27, 1998 at the General Meeting of TALO.

The Constitution has been changed on March 1, 2001 at the General Meeting of TALO.

 

 

 

 


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