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BASIC ORGANISATION OF THE UNIVERSITY TRADE UNION (ZO VOS FSV UK) NO. 1124

The trade union has been active at the Faculty of Social Sciences since 2009, and its main mission, according to the statutes of the Higher Education Trade Union (VOS), is mainly:

to defend the rights and interests of its members, foster their social, economic, and professional requirements, and meet their other needs; the aim is to promote fair labour and social conditions for members of the VOS vis-à-vis employers and public authorities,
to propose changes to improve the existing working and living conditions of female and male employees of universities (i.e., not only members but also non-unionised academic, technical and economic staff) and doctoral students; the aim is to enable universities and the people who work in them to fulfil their goals better and to strengthen good relations between employees and employers.

In line with this mission, the union has performed the following at the Faculty of Social Sciences in recent years:

defended the rights and interests of its members

provided legal advice to several union members,
requested information on problematic or controversial cases of termination or change of employment relationships with certain employees and have consulted with both the employees concerned and the management of FSV.

2. proposed changes to improve the existing working and living conditions of male and female staff

participated in the development of employee benefits policy using the Social Fund. We advocated for the expansion of employee benefits along the lines of the FCSP and other important innovations,
advocated setting individual employee benefits (especially the minimum hours requirement) in such a way that they are as accessible as possible and support those employees who need them most,
been instrumental in maintaining an exceptionally favourable voice and data service offer for FSV employees and their family members, participated in the activities of the Coordinating Trade Union Council of Charles University (KOR UK), participated in the negotiation of the collective agreement within KOR UK,
actively participated in collective bargaining within KOR UK on the Agreement on a Different Procedure for Concluding Fixed-Term Employment Contracts at CU.

The trade union is the Basic Organisation of the Higher Education Trade Union – ZO VOS No. 1124. Legally, it is a branch association with its own ID number. The mission of the organisation and its rules of operation are governed by the VOS Statutes and are also in line with the role of trade unions as defined by the Labour Code and the Collective Bargaining Act. Trade unions at the individual faculties of Charles University are coordinated by the Charles University Union Coordination Council.

WHY AND HOW BECOME A UNION MEMBER?

Both current and past employees as well as doctoral students are eligible to join the trade union. There are two main motivations for joining the union.

The first motivation is to express support for the principles and message of the union as represented by the University Union.

The second is the opportunity to take an active role in advancing one's ideas about fair labour and social conditions at the college and university, particularly through collective bargaining. This means also – in more challenging situations – the possibility of legal advice.

Members are required to pay the annual membership fee, which is currently 1.000 CZK (standard fee) or 600 CZK (reduced fee for doctoral students and employees for whom the standard fee would be prohibitively high). Members are also expected to attend the annual membership meeting once a year. All elected positions in the union are performed on a voluntary basis and without remuneration.

Interested applicants are invited to complete this online form.