Workers and employers, or their respective organisations, have, in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests, including strike action.
Tá an ceart ag fostóirí agus ag fostaithe, nó ag a n-eagraíochtaí faoi seach, i gcomhréir le dlí an Aontais agus le dlíthe agus cleachtais náisiúnta, dul i mbun caibidlíochta agus comhaontuithe comhchoiteanna a thabhairt i gcrích ar na leibhéil iomchuí agus, má tá coinbhleacht leasa ann, chun gníomhaíocht chomhchoiteann a ghlacadh, lena n-áirítear dul ar stailc, chun a leasanna féin a chosaint.