The final declaration of the "Law No. 4688 and Collective Bargaining Congress in its 10th Anniversary" held by Memur-Sen Confederation of Public Servants Trade Unions and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University between April 4-5 was shared with the public. In the declaration, it was stated that the Law No. 4688 was insufficient in solving the problems and meeting the expectations of public servants and retirees at the point reached, and solution suggestions were also included.
The “Law No. 4688 and Collective Bargaining Congress in its 10th Anniversary” organized by ‘Memur-Sen’ Confederation and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University in order to create a contract mechanism that will provide a solution to the problems of public servants and that will further increase the gains of collective bargaining, took place between 4-5 April. The final declaration of the congress, which was held in 6 sessions, was shared with the public. In the final declaration shared with the public, the inadequacy of the current law and the collective bargaining mechanism is emphasized, while the Solution suggestions were shared for a collective agreement that would increase customer satisfaction. In the statement, it was emphasized that public servants should have the right to strike, “The current collective bargaining system is not sustainable with its scope, parties, duration, functioning and understanding of collective bargaining without strikes,” the statement said.
ARBITRATION COMMITTEE MUST DECIDE ON STICKING POINTS
In the declaration, which also includes the structure of the arbitral committee, which caused discussions in the previous collective agreements, it is underlined that the structure of the Arbitration Committee should be equal and impartial, and "Reports that cannot be agreed upon should be sent to the Arbitration Board, the Arbitration Board should take the reports as base, and time should not be wasted by re-discussing the agreed issues,” the statement added.
THE SCOPE OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS MUST BE EXPANDED
In the declaration, which draws attention to the necessity of expanding the scope of the collective agreement by paying attention to the decisions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) authorized bodies, together with the achievements achieved in the past, “In addition to financial and social rights, personal rights and working conditions should also be included in the scope of the collective agreement,” the statement said. In addition, it was stated that public servants who benefit from the rights gained through collective agreements and who are not members of the union should benefit the rights by paying a ‘solidarity fee’ to the authorized union in order to benefit from their collective agreement rights.
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT TIMES SHOULD BE EXTENDED
It was pointed out that the contract process should not be confined into the month of August, and it was stated that the process should be extended. In the declaration, it was stated, "Instead of the collective negotiation procedure, the general collective agreement and the collective agreement proposals for each service branch should be discussed separately, the collective agreement negotiations should not be confined to the month of August only, the time limit should be removed in order to conduct the consultations properly," the statement added.