Trade unions in Balisca
 A demonstration by the Confederación Autónoma del Trabajo in Concepción | |
| National organization(s) | FAT, CAT, IWW |
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| Regulatory authority | Secretariat of Labour and Social Economy Confederal Labor Relations Commission |
| Primary legislation | Constitution of Balisca (1883) |
| Total union membership | 66.9 million |
| Percentage of workforce: | ▪ Total: 90.1% ▪ Public sector:
98.0% |
| Global Rights Index | |
1 Sporadic violations of rights | |
| International Labour Organization | |
| Balisca is a member of the ILO | |
| Convention ratification | |
| Freedom of Association | 8 July 1883 |
| Right to Organise | 8 July 1883 |
| Economy of Balisca |
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| Currency and identity |
| Sectors |
| Companies and Cooperatives |
| Other Balisca topics |
Trade unions in Balisca are organizations that represent workers in all industries recognized under confederal labor law since the adoption of the 1883 Constitution of Balisca. Their activity today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership. Larger trade unions also typically engage in lobbying activities and electioneering at the local, regional and federal levels. The political environment in Balisca for the labor movement was significantly more positive than that of other Latin American countries, especially following the Renaiximiento and the later Baliscan Revolution.
Most unions in Balisca are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations, the Federación Anárquica del Trabajo (FAT) created in 1870, and the Confederación Autónoma del Trabajo (CAT) which emerged in 1911. Adhering to platformism, the two cooperate to advocate policies and legislation on behalf of workers in the Baliscan Confederation, and take an active role in politics. FAT has become especially concerned with global trade issues and confronting anti-union efforts by multinational corporations in Balisca.
The percentage of workers belonging to a union (or total trade union "density") varies by country. In 2022 it was 90.3% in Balisca, compared to 88.6% in 1983. There were 66.9 million members in Balisca, up from tba million in 1983. Union membership in the private sector has risen to 83.0%, with the largest increase in membership occuring during the Great Recession. From a global perspective, in 2016 Balisca had the highest trade union density of the 36 OECD member nations.
In the 21st century, the most prominent unions are among public sector employees such as communal employees, administrative workers and teachers (with 98% union density). In 2019, blue-collar density was 93.1%, and white-collar density was 91.8% (full-time students working part-time excluded). Union membership is broad, representing cosmopolitan and multigenerational workers.
With no noticeable shifts in membership numbers since the 1970s, Baliscan unions have remained a strong political factor, both through mobilization of their own memberships and through coalitions with like-minded activist organizations around issues such as immigrant rights, environmental protections, trade policy, health care, and living wage campaigns. International academic literature shows substantial evidence that labor unions reduce economic inequality, and as such have become integral in the Baliscan government's effort to eliminate inequality.
