Articles of Association of the Trade Union of Digital Platform Workers

Approved by the Preparatory Committee of the Union on 17 July 2026 · seat: Panónska cesta 3604/17, 851 01 Bratislava

Article 1

Introductory provisions

The Trade Union of Digital Platform Workers (hereinafter the “Union” or “OZ PDP”) is an independent, self-standing and free trade union associating primary organisations (hereinafter a “primary organisation” or “ZO”) as well as platform employees and persons performing platform work other than in an employment relationship, without distinction as to profession, sex, nationality, religion or political affiliation, who identify with the aims, programme and Articles of the Union (natural persons are hereinafter jointly referred to in these Articles as a “member” or “members”). The Union is established on the basis of the constitutional right to free trade-union association.

Membership of the Union is voluntary and is open to all persons referred to in paragraph 1 who identify with the aims, programme and these Articles of the Union.

The Union is an independent, self-standing legal person with its own legal personality, acting in its own name and bearing independent property liability. The Union is independent of political parties and movements, state administration and self-government authorities, and of employers, operators of digital platforms, service principals and their organisations.

Article 2

Mission of the Union

The fundamental mission of the Union is to protect the social and economic rights and to defend the legitimate interests of its members. The task of the primary organisations and of the Union bodies is to secure the rights of their members and to support and protect their statutory interests and interests protected by law.

The Union, its bodies, the primary organisations and their bodies fulfil their tasks in particular by:

having the right to decide, co-decide, cooperate and exercise public scrutiny in the cases and matters laid down by legal regulations,

pursuing an improvement of the working, commercial-contractual and economic conditions of members operating within digital platforms,

striving for fair and transparent algorithms, transparency of remuneration and fair treatment by operators of digital platforms,

taking part in the evaluation of algorithms within regular and irregular scrutiny in accordance with generally binding legal regulations governing platform work and international standards governing the activity of digital platforms,

acting upon legislative bodies with a view to improving Slovak and European legislation in the field of the platform economy and the protection of workers’ rights,

providing legal, social, material and assistance support to their members in accordance with the Rules on the provision of assistance to members approved by the Presidium of the Union, in particular in connection with rights arising from the regulations on platform work,

enabling their members to take part in the conduct and scrutiny of trade-union life and to comment on fundamental issues of trade-union activity,

securing and carrying out cooperation with domestic and foreign trade-union confederations, organisations, legal and natural persons,

deciding on the membership of primary organisations in the Union, supporting their activity and actively stimulating the establishment of new primary organisations, in particular in the regional capitals of the Slovak Republic,

honouring their members and Union officers for exemplary performance of tasks in a primary organisation and in Union bodies and for other merits in strengthening the standing and development of the Union; they may also honour other persons who contribute substantially to cooperation with the trade union,

cooperating with self-government authorities on improving urban infrastructure and on creating favourable, safe and dignified conditions for the performance of platform work in an urban environment.

The Union, its bodies, the primary organisations and their bodies fully respect the free choice of their members and do not pursue an automatic or forced transition from self-employment to a standard employment relationship.

Article 3

Name and seat of the Union

The name of the Union is: Odborový zväz pracovníkov digitálnych platforiem.

The short name of the Union is “Odborový zväz digitálnych platforiem” or the abbreviation “OZ PDP”, used in communication with the public, the media, in internal communication of Union bodies and in communication with primary organisations.

The seat of the Union is: Panónska cesta 3604/17, 851 01 Bratislava.

Article 4

Definitions

For the purposes of these Articles the following shall be understood:

Primary organisation — a self-standing trade-union organisation with its own legal personality operating in the territory of the Slovak Republic;

Section — a Union body associating primary organisations according to the type of platform work (in particular the Taxi Drivers’ Section and the Couriers’ Section), performing a coordinating and advisory function;

the Act on work performed through a digital labour platform and on amendment of certain acts, as amended (hereinafter the “Platforms Act”);

algorithmic management (or “algorithm”) — an automated monitoring system and an automated decision-making system within the meaning of the Platforms Act.

platform work is work organised through a digital labour platform and performed by a natural person on the basis of a contractual relationship between the digital labour platform or an intermediary and the natural person, regardless of whether a contractual relationship exists between that natural person or the intermediary and the recipient of the service,

a person performing platform work is a natural person who performs platform work regardless of the nature of the contractual relationship or the formal designation of the contractual relationship by the parties,

a platform employee is a person performing platform work in an employment relationship.

Article 5

Acquisition of membership

Membership of the Union is voluntary. A member of the Union may be any natural person who has reached 15 years of age, who performs or has performed platform work regardless of the nature of the contractual relationship (employee, person working under an agreement, person performing platform work other than in an employment relationship), identifies with the aims and programme and agrees to these Articles.

A natural person under 18 years of age may be admitted as a member of the Union only with the written consent of his or her legal representative, which forms part of the application to join the Union or is firmly attached to it.

Membership of the Union arises through a primary organisation of the Union or by direct accession to the Union — direct membership. Direct membership of the Union is possible in particular where no primary organisation of the Union has been established at the place of work or residence of the applicants.

If no primary organisation of the Union has been established at the applicant’s place of work, the applicant may join the nearest existing primary organisation of the Union that consents to his or her admission.

Admission as a member is decided by:

in the case of membership through a primary organisation — the competent body of the primary organisation under its internal rules,

in the case of direct membership of the Union — the Presidium of the Union.

A member of the Union may not be a person who:

demonstrably harms the interests of the Union and its members,

does not respect the democratic principles of the establishment, structure and decision-making of the Union,

promotes the interests of operators of digital labour platforms, intermediaries, employers, state authorities, political or other entities that conflict with the interests of the members of the Union.

Article 6

Rights and duties of a Union member

A member of the Union has in particular the right:

to take part in the deliberations of Union bodies and of the bodies of the primary organisation when his or her person is being discussed,

to take part in membership meetings of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member,

to take part in the activity of the Union and, through elected delegates, in the session of the supreme body of the Union (the Congress of the Union),

to elect and be elected to the bodies of the Union and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member, under the conditions laid down by these Articles and by the articles of the primary organisation,

to request legal, financial, material and social assistance under the internal rules of the Union and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member,

to comment on the activity of officers, of Union bodies and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member,

to be informed about the activity, finances and decisions of the bodies of the Union and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member,

to address the bodies of the Union and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member with suggestions, proposals and complaints and to request a reply,

to leave the Union and the primary organisation of which he or she is a member freely.

A member of the Union is in particular obliged:

to cooperate in implementing the programme and performing the tasks of the Union and of the primary organisation,

to observe these Articles and the decisions of the bodies of the Union and of the primary organisation of which he or she is a member,

to pay membership fees duly and on time,

not to harm the good name of the Union and of its members,

to protect confidential information obtained in connection with the activity and internal organisational life of the Union,

to provide the Union, at its request, with personal data and other information needed for the membership register and for the performance of the Union’s tasks, in accordance with personal-data protection rules,

to enable the Union to verify the correctness of remittances of membership fees to the Union.

Article 7

End of membership and membership fees

1. Membership of the Union ends:

• a) by resignation on the basis of a written notice delivered to the relevant primary organisation or to the Presidium of the Union,
• b) by expulsion from the Union,
• c) by the death of the member,
• d) by the dissolution of the Union.

2. Membership of the Union ends, according to the individual facts, as follows:

• a) in the case of resignation: on the day of delivery of the written notice of resignation to the Presidium of the Union or to the relevant primary organisation,
• b) in the case of expulsion: on the day of delivery of the expulsion decision to the member, or on a later day expressly stated in that decision,
• c) in the case of the member’s death: on the day of the member’s death.

3. Expulsion of a member is decided by the Presidium of the Union, in particular where the member seriously breaches these Articles, acts contrary to the aims and interests of the Union, or fails to perform basic membership duties. Against a Presidium decision on expulsion the member has the right to lodge a written appeal within 15 days of its delivery. That appeal is decided with final effect by the Board of the Union.

4. A gross breach of the Articles for the purposes of this Article means in particular:

• a) conduct in direct conflict with Article 5(6) of these Articles,
• b) intentional misuse of funds, property or the good name of the Union or of a primary organisation for personal benefit or to the detriment of the Union,
• c) culpable non-payment of membership fees for a period longer than 6 months despite a prior written demand for payment setting an additional time-limit,
• d) a demonstrable breach of the duty of confidentiality concerning confidential intra-union information which caused or could have caused serious harm to the interests of the Union or of its members.

5. Details of the amount of membership fees, the method of their calculation, the due date and the forms of payment are laid down by the Financial Rules of the Union, issued and approved as an internal regulation by the Presidium of the Union.

Article 8

Bodies of the Union

The supreme body of the Union is the Congress of the Union.

The strategic, governing and representative body of the Union between Congresses is the Board.

The executive and operational body of the Union is the Presidium.

The statutory body of the Union is two equal Co-chairs of the Union.

The Union bodies for coordinating activity according to the type of platform work performed are the Sections of the Union.

The supervisory body of the Union is the Audit Commission.

Article 9

Congress of the Union

The Congress of the Union is the supreme body of the Union.

The Congress of the Union has in particular the following powers:

it approves amendments to these Articles,

it elects and recalls both Co-chairs of the Union,

it elects and recalls three elected members of the Presidium of the Union,

it elects and recalls the members and the chair of the Audit Commission of the Union,

it determines the main direction, aims and programme line of the Union for the forthcoming term of office,

it discusses the summary report on the activity of the Union and the summary report on the finances of the Union for the entire past term of office,

it decides on the dissolution (liquidation) of the Union,

The Congress of the Union may also decide on other fundamental questions that are not reserved to other bodies under these Articles.

The Congress of the Union meets as a rule once every 5 years, at the latest by the end of the relevant calendar year. The Board of the Union may decide to postpone the date of the Congress by at most one year.

An extraordinary Congress of the Union may be convened by the Presidium, the Audit Commission or at least one third of all primary organisations.

The Congress of the Union has a quorum if an absolute majority of all elected delegates representing primary organisations is present. The delegation key is laid down by an internal regulation approved by the Board.

Decisions at the Congress of the Union are adopted as follows:

Approval of an amendment to the Articles of the Union or a decision on dissolution (liquidation) of the Union requires a qualified two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes of the delegates present.

Adoption of all other resolutions and decisions of the Congress of the Union requires an absolute majority of the votes of the delegates present.

Voting at the Congress of the Union is public, except for the elections of the Co-chairs of the Union, members of the Presidium and members of the Audit Commission, which are always held by secret ballot. Physical voting of delegates at the Congress may be fully replaced or combined with electronic voting per rollam under Article 16 of these Articles.

The session of the Congress of the Union is chaired and opened, until the working presidium of the Congress is elected, by one of the Co-chairs of the Union or a member of the Presidium authorised by them. Detailed procedural rules of debate, the submission of proposals, discussion, and the exact technical procedure for secret elections and the counting of votes are laid down by the Rules of Procedure and Election Rules of the Congress, which the Congress of the Union approves, on a proposal of the Presidium, as the first item of the agenda by an absolute majority of the delegates present.

The Congress of the Union may prematurely recall an elected member of the Presidium or a member of the Audit Commission if he or she seriously breaches these Articles or legal regulations, or ceases to meet the condition of integrity or of membership of the Union. A proposal for recall is submitted by the Board or the Audit Commission. The Congress of the Union decides on recall by secret ballot; the validity of the recall requires the consent of at least a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the delegates present.

Article 10

Board

1. The Board is the strategic, governing and representative body of the Union in the period between Congresses of the Union.

2. Members of the Board automatically become, by virtue of their office in the structures of the Union:

• a) the Co-chairs of the Union,
• b) the chair of each registered ZO of the Union,
• c) the chairs of the Sections of the Union.

3. At its first session after the Congress of the Union the Board elects from among its members the Chair of the Board for a term of office of 5 years. The election is held by public or secret ballot by an absolute majority of all members of that body.

4. The Board in particular:

• a) approves the strategic direction and priorities of the Union between Congresses of the Union,
• b) approves the annual budget submitted by the Presidium,
• c) approves internal regulations (other than the Articles),
• d) decides on the admission of new primary organisations as members of the Union,
• e) discusses proposals and opinions of the Sections of the Union,
• f) establishes expert commissions and other Union bodies and determines the principles of their activity,
• g) determines the date and conditions of the Congress of the Union,
• h) decides on the involvement of the Union in a general strike,
• i) decides on the calling of a Union-wide strike,
• j) approves membership of the Union in international organisations,
• k) authorises a member of the Union to perform the function of accounts auditor,
• l) approves membership of the Union in trade-union confederations,
• m) approves representatives of the Union in the bodies of other institutions,
• n) approves the content of collective agreements, higher-level collective agreements and cooperation agreements of the Union with social partners,
• o) decides on an extraordinary audit of the finances of the Union,
• p) approves the use of resources of the reserve and strike fund,
• q) decides appeals against a decision on expulsion of a Union member in accordance with Article 7(3),
• r) annually discusses and approves the annual report on the activity of the Union and the annual report on the finances of the Union for the previous calendar year submitted by the Presidium,
• s) discusses and takes note of the audit report and opinion on the annual accounts and finances of the Union submitted by the Audit Commission of the Union,
• t) decides other fundamental questions and positions concerning the activity of the Union.

5. The Board has a quorum if an absolute majority of all its members is present at its session. Adoption of a valid resolution requires the consent of an absolute majority of the members present. A decision on points h) (general strike), i) (Union-wide strike) and l) (membership in trade-union confederations) requires the consent of a 2/3 majority of all members of the Board.

6. If, in the period between Congresses of the Union, the office of one or both Co-chairs ends prematurely, the Board is entitled to elect an acting Co-chair (Co-chairs) of the Union from among the members of the Union for the period until the next Congress of the Union. An acting Co-chair may be recalled for strategic reasons if:

• a) he or she ceases to meet the basic conditions for holding office, which for the purposes of these Articles means continuous membership of the Union and integrity (evidenced by an extract from the criminal register not older than 3 months or by a solemn declaration if the Board so determines),
• b) he or she commits an intentional criminal offence or a negligent criminal offence related to the performance of the office,
• c) he or she seriously breaches a generally binding legal regulation,
• d) he or she breaches the Articles of the Union,
• e) his or her conduct is in sharp conflict with the mission of the Union, its aims and its programme,
• f) he or she is unable for health or other serious reasons to perform the office for a prolonged period (more than 6 months) or resigns from the office.

7. The Board meets at least once a year. An extraordinary session may be convened by the Presidium, the Audit Commission or one third of the members of the Board.

8. Decision-making and voting of the Board may also take place outside its physical session in the form of a per-rollam vote under Article 16. In a per-rollam vote a resolution is deemed adopted if an absolute majority of all members of the Board has expressed consent.

9. The Board does not deal with ordinary operational matters — those fall within the exclusive competence of the Presidium.

10. The manner of deliberation of the Board is regulated in more detail by its rules of procedure.

Article 11

Presidium

1. The Presidium is the executive and operational body of the Union which directs the ordinary (day-to-day) activity of the Union between Congresses of the Union. The Presidium decides internal affairs of the Union within the scope of these Articles, but does not have independent statutory authority to act externally in the name of the Union unless these Articles provide otherwise.

2. The statutory body of the Union is two equal Co-chairs of the Union. Each of the Co-chairs is entitled to act externally in the name of the Union independently. The first two equal Co-chairs of the Union, who perform the function of statutory body from the moment of establishment and registration of the Union, are designated at the founding of the Union by the Preparatory Committee. For Co-chairs so designated the ordinary term of office of 5 years runs from the date of registration of the Union.

3. The Presidium is a collective body of the Union and consists of 5 members:

two equal Co-chairs,

three further elected members of the Presidium.

4. Candidates for elected members of the Presidium are proposed by the Co-chairs of the Union. The list of members of the Presidium is approved by the Board. If the Board does not approve the proposed composition even after a second submission of a revised proposal, the composition of the Presidium is decided with final effect by the next Congress of the Union. The first members of the Presidium under letter b) are appointed and approved at the constitutive meeting of the Union by the Preparatory Committee; their mandate lasts until the first Congress of the Union, at which new elections are held.

5. Only a member of the Union may be a member of the Presidium with voting rights. The Presidium is nevertheless entitled, for the performance of specific tasks (in particular in the field of legislation, economics, education or IT), to invite external experts and specialists who take part in sessions of the Presidium with an advisory vote.

6. The Presidium has a quorum if an absolute majority of all its members is present at its session (at least 3 members). Adoption of a valid resolution of the Presidium requires the consent of an absolute majority of the members present. In the event of a tie the vote of the statutory body present (a Co-chair of the Union) prevails; if both Co-chairs are present and their votes, in the event of a tie among the other members, are not identical, the proposal is deemed not adopted. If the matter is one whose postponement could cause considerable harm to the Union or paralyse its activity, the Presidium is entitled to refer the proposal to the Board, which decides it at the next session or per rollam.

The Presidium in particular:

• a) ensures implementation of the decisions of the Congress of the Union and of the Board,
• b) directs ordinary financial management and financial operations and prepares the draft budget for the Board,
• c) decides on the provision of assistance to members,
• d) approves the admission of individual members and keeps the central register of all members and primary organisations of the Union,
• e) decides on operational transfers between individual items of the approved budget of the Union within the scope laid down by internal regulations,
• f) discusses the results of management of the Union’s property and adopts measures in that area,
• g) annually submits to the Board an annual report on the fulfilment of the developed tasks, aims and programme of the Union, on the activity of the Union and on the implementation of the Union budget for the relevant year,
• h) approves the plan of activity in the field of occupational health and safety,
• i) approves the plan of foreign official journeys of Union officers and employees,
• j) carries out tasks in the field of international cooperation of the Union,
• k) decides on the grant of a financial contribution to non-profit organisations, foundations and organisers of events relating to digital platforms, logistics and delivery services,
• l) decides on verification of the correctness of remittance of membership fees,
• m) decides on an extraordinary inventory of the property of the Union,
• n) prepares operational positions of the Union on current issues of platform work and the trade-union movement,
• o) decides on the use of Union property by other entities,
• p) communicates with the competent state administration authorities with a view to improving Slovak and European legislation in the field of platform work,
• q) communicates with the media with a view to promoting the activity of the Union.

7. The manner of deliberation of the Presidium is regulated in more detail by its rules of procedure approved by the Board.

8. If for any reason one or both Co-chairs are not elected, or if their office ends prematurely, the function of statutory body is performed until new elections by the remaining Co-chair. If neither Co-chair is elected or if the office has ended for both Co-chairs, the function of statutory body is performed until new elections by the member of the Presidium with the longest membership of the Union. If two or more members of the Presidium have the same length of membership of the Union, the function of temporary statutory body is assumed by the eldest of them. In both cases the competent body is obliged to call and hold new elections for the vacant office of Co-chair (Co-chairs) at the latest within 6 months of the moment the office became vacant.

Article 12

Sections of the Union

The Sections of the Union are expert, programme and coordinating bodies of the Union without their own legal personality. They serve the nationwide linking and coordination of primary organisations and members according to the same type of profession performed in the field of platform work and logistics.

The following sections are established in particular:

Taxi Drivers’ Section,

Couriers’ Section.

The governing body of a section is the Assembly of the Section, composed of the chairs of all primary organisations falling under the given profession, and the Chair of the Section, whom that assembly elects from among its members for a period of 5 years.

The Chair of the Section is the person authorised to coordinate the expert agenda of the section and to represent the interests of the given profession on the Board of the Union, but has no independent authority to act externally in the name of the Union or to enter into legal commitments.

Article 13

Primary organisations

The establishment and coming into existence of a primary organisation is governed by Act No 83/1990 Zb. on association of citizens, as amended.

Each member of the Union is primarily registered and organisationally assigned to the primary organisation which he or she joined according to the place of performance of work, regional affiliation or profession. If in the given region or sector no primary organisation has been established, the application is approved by the Presidium of the Union and the member is kept as a direct member of the Union under the direct administration of the Presidium of the centre.

Primary organisations may be established in particular in the regional capitals of the Slovak Republic: Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov and Košice.

The establishment and registration of a primary organisation require the presence of at least 3 members. A primary organisation nevertheless acquires a full voting right on the Board of the Union and the status of an active organisational unit only after reaching a minimum of 30 duly registered members. Until then its chair has only an advisory vote on the Board of the Union.

A primary organisation is a self-standing entity with its own legal personality. The chair of the primary organisation represents the ZO externally and acts in its name independently. The relationship between the Union and the primary organisation is governed by these Articles.

The governing body of a primary organisation is the Committee of the primary organisation, headed by the Chair of the ZO. The Committee of the ZO decides ordinary matters of the primary organisation, convenes the membership meeting of the ZO and ensures communication between members in the region and the bodies of the Union.

A primary organisation and its bodies in particular:

represent and defend the legitimate professional, economic, social and labour-law interests of their members at local and regional level,

cooperate with local partners, self-government and regional representatives of digital platforms,

submit suggestions, proposals and opinions to the Presidium of the Union and to the relevant sections,

keep a local register of members assigned to the given primary organisation and see to the due payment of membership fees.

The finances of a primary organisation are governed by a budget approved by the Committee of the ZO. The primary organisation is obliged to remit the stipulated part of collected membership fees to the account of the Union in accordance with the financial rules of the Union approved by the Board.

A primary organisation is liable for its obligations independently up to the amount of its property. The Union is not liable for the obligations of its primary organisations and the primary organisations are not liable for the obligations of the Union, unless otherwise stipulated by a written contract.

Article 14

Audit Commission

The Audit Commission is an independent supervisory body of the Union and consists of 3 members.

The Audit Commission in particular:

scrutinises finances, the use of membership fees and financial operations,

scrutinises compliance with the Articles and with decisions of the bodies of the Union,

annually draws up and delivers to the Presidium and the Board of the Union an audit report and a written opinion on the annual accounts and the overall finances of the Union,

submits to the Congress of the Union a summary report on the results of supervisory activity for the entire past term of office.

The Audit Commission has a quorum only if the full number of its members (all 3 members) is present at its session. In exceptional cases the session may take place by videoconference or other means of communication technology.

Adoption of a valid resolution, audit report or opinion of the Audit Commission requires the consent of an absolute majority of all its members (at least 2 members).

Members of the Audit Commission may not at the same time be members of the Presidium or of the Board.

Article 15

Elections and term of office

The term of office of all elected bodies of the Union and of their members is 5 years.

The first two Co-chairs (chair and co-chair) of the Union appointed at the establishment of the Union by the preparatory committee have, in order to ensure stability, continuity and the building of the organisational structure of the Union, a term of office of 5 years (60 months) from the date of registration of the Union.

Elections of the Presidium and of the Audit Commission are free and secret. Each member of the Union has the right to take part in elections through a delegate of his or her primary organisation at the Congress of the Union. The number of delegates and the delegation key are approved by the Board.

Elections may be held physically at a session of the relevant body or electronically by a per-rollam vote under Article 16. In a per-rollam election the technical solution and software must guarantee full anonymity and secrecy of the ballot.

Proposals of candidates for elected bodies of the Union (Co-chairs, Presidium, Audit Commission) may be submitted:

for each primary organisation a maximum of one proposed candidate, and that proposal must be submitted at the latest 14 days before the elections,

by the Board, which may submit its proposals at the latest 3 days before the elections.

The same person may also be elected repeatedly to elected bodies of the Union. Performance of office in elected bodies of the Union ends by expiry of the term of office, resignation from office, expulsion from the Union, recall by the Congress of the Union or death.

Article 16

Per-rollam voting

Questions falling within the competence of the Congress of the Union, the Board, the Presidium or the Audit Commission may also be decided by a vote outside a session of the body (hereinafter “per rollam”), in writing or through verified electronic means (e-mail, specialised voting software, the Union application).

A per-rollam vote is initiated:

• a) in the case of Union-wide bodies (Congress of the Union, Board, Presidium) by either of the Co-chairs of the Union or a person authorised by them in writing,
• b) in the case of the Audit Commission by its chair,
• c) in the case of bodies of sections and primary organisations by their respective chair.

The initiator of the vote is obliged to send the exact text of the draft resolution together with complete supporting materials to all members of the given body (or to the registered delegates of the Congress) electronically.

The notice of a per-rollam vote must specify a time-limit for expressing a position, which may not be shorter than 7 calendar days and longer than 21 calendar days from delivery of the proposal. If a member of the body or a delegate does not express a position within that time-limit (does not send his or her vote), there is a legal presumption that he or she did not take part in the vote and his or her vote is not counted towards the quorum for adoption of the decision.

A per-rollam decision is adopted if an absolute majority of all members of the given body (or of all registered delegates) has expressed consent, unless these Articles require a qualified 2/3 majority for an amendment (for example an amendment of the Articles).

In the form of a per-rollam vote it is not possible, at the level of the Congress of the Union, to carry out the election and recall of the Co-chairs of the Union and of the members of the Audit Commission. Within the Audit Commission itself a per-rollam vote is permissible if all its members agree to it.

A record of the result of a per-rollam vote is drawn up within 5 working days of the end of the voting time-limit. The record is signed by one of the Co-chairs of the Union (for Union-wide bodies) or by the chair of the relevant body (for sections and ZOs). The record with the results is sent without delay to all members of the given body and, in the case of the Congress of the Union, to all primary organisations, and is mandatorily archived in the central register of the Union.

Details of technical arrangements, verification of the identity of voters and the guarantee of secrecy in personnel elections are laid down by an internal regulation approved by the Board.

Article 17

Finances and funding

The basic source of the property of the Union is membership fees. Membership fees are collected centrally or through primary organisations according to rules laid down by the Union-wide financial rules.

The distribution of membership fees is as follows:

70% constitutes the central budget of the Union,

30% is automatically transferred to the primary organisation or, after centralised settlement, remains with it if it collected the fees directly to its own account.

Further sources of property may be in particular gifts, subsidies, grants, interest on deposits, proceeds of property, income from own economic or publishing activity and other lawful income. The distribution, allocation and use of these other (non-membership) revenues within the structures of the Union, as well as their use for cooperation and the performance of obligations towards third legal and natural persons, is decided by the Presidium of the Union.

A Stabilisation and Strike Fund is mandatorily created from the central budget of the Union. Details of the creation, replenishment and drawing of this fund are laid down by a separate statute. Use of resources from the Strike Fund to secure strike activities or to support striking members is decided by the Board of the Union on a proposal of the Presidium of the Union.

Financial resources of the Union and of its primary organisations may be used exclusively for the fulfilment of the aims of the Union, the protection of workers’ rights and the securing of ordinary operations in accordance with these Articles and the approved budget for the relevant calendar year.

The award of extraordinary grants, subsidies and financial assistance from the Stabilisation Fund to individual primary organisations or sections, or the provision of funds to other legal persons within joint projects and aims of the Union, is decided by the Presidium of the Union in accordance with the limits laid down by the financial rules of the Union.

Details of the provision of assistance to members are laid down by the Rules on the provision of assistance to members, which are approved and updated by the Presidium.

Article 18

Protest actions and strikes

The Union and its members have the right to organise and take part in protest actions, demonstrations, assemblies, boycotts and strikes for the protection of their economic, social and professional interests, in accordance with the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, Act No 84/1990 Zb. on assembly of citizens and other applicable legal regulations of the Slovak Republic and of the European Union.

For the purposes of these Articles two basic forms of collective resistance of the Union are distinguished:

• a) A protest action or platform boycott — a mass and coordinated logging-off from a digital labour platform (switching off applications), a refusal to provide services, a mass demonstration or a protest ride with vehicles.
• b) A strike — a complete or partial interruption of work by employees in disputes concerning the conclusion of a collective agreement under the Act on collective bargaining.

Protest actions, boycotts or strikes of a Union-wide (nationwide) character are called by the Board of the Union. Local or regional protest actions and boycotts within one region or one platform may be called by the relevant primary organisation, but exclusively after the prior written consent of the Presidium of the Union.

A proposal to carry out an action may be submitted by any body of the Union or a primary organisation. The Presidium of the Union decides on such a proposal without delay within a time-limit that takes account of the urgency of the situation on the ground. The calling of an action must always contain the precise reason, aim, form of the action, time-frame and designation of the entities (platforms, fleets) against which it is directed.

All protest actions, boycotts and strikes organised by the Union must take place exclusively in a peaceful form and must not endanger the life, health or safety of persons. If the action takes place in a public place or on land communications, the responsible Union body (the Presidium or the committee of the ZO) shall ensure its due and timely notification to public authorities within the meaning of the Act on assembly of citizens.

If the Union calls a strike in a dispute concerning the conclusion of a collective agreement under Act No 2/1991 Zb. on collective bargaining, the procedure follows strictly the provisions of that Act. The calling of such a possible strike is decided by the Board of the Union on the basis of the results of a vote of the employees concerned within the meaning of the statutory quorums.

Costs associated with the organisation of protest actions, as well as any compensation of members’ losses during a strike or an approved boycott, may be covered from the Stabilisation and Strike Fund of the Union under the conditions and according to the rules approved by the Presidium of the Union.

Article 19

Transitional and final provisions

Legal relations not regulated by these Articles are governed by the provisions of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, Act No 83/1990 Zb. on association of citizens as in force, the Labour Code, Act No 2/1991 Zb. on collective bargaining and other generally binding legal regulations of the Slovak Republic.

The Union acquires legal personality on the day following delivery pursuant to Section 9(1) of Act No 83/1990 Zb. on association of citizens.

The first two equal Co-chairs of the Union, as well as the first members of the Presidium of the Union and the first members of the Board of the Union, are appointed by the Preparatory Committee at the constitutive meeting of the Union. A Record of the constitutive meeting is drawn up concerning their appointment.

Unlike the members of the Presidium and of the Board, whose transitional term of office ends with the election of new bodies at the first ordinary Congress of the Union, the first two Co-chairs appointed at the constitutive meeting have, from the moment of registration of the Union, an ordinary 5-year term of office under these Articles, thereby ensuring uninterrupted legal continuity and the capacity of the Union to act towards third parties and state authorities.

Transitional provisions related to the legal regulation of digital labour platforms:

The founders of the Union take note of the ongoing legislative process and the forthcoming Platforms Act with expected effect from 2 December 2026.

From its establishment the Union acts as a full-fledged trade-union organisation within the meaning of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic and applicable laws. Specific powers and procedures brought by the new legislation (the Platforms Act) will begin to be applied by the Union on the day of its entry into force.

Until the Platforms Act enters into force, membership fees are not collected unless the Presidium of the Union decides otherwise by resolution.

Until the Platforms Act enters into force, the Union asserts the defence of its members’ rights vis-à-vis digital platforms within the scope of applicable general civil, commercial and constitutional law.

Until the Platforms Act enters into force, the Union performs its activity within the scope of the legal regulations applicable at the time of registration of the Union. Special rights arising from the Platforms Act will begin to be applied on the day of its entry into force in the Slovak Republic.

The processing of personal data of members of the Union and of other data subjects is carried out strictly in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR) and Act No 18/2018 Z. z. on personal data protection. Details of data security, access rights and protection of the identity of members in the Union databases are laid down by an internal regulation approved by the Presidium of the Union.

These Articles were approved by the Preparatory Committee of the Union on 17 July 2026

Members of the preparatory committee (founders):

Maxim Yaroshchuk

Mgr. Alona Kurotová, PhD.

Pavel Ostapenko