As an employee association, the trade union represents your interests and performs the following specific services and tasks for you:
The trade union concludes inter-company collective agreements, which generally only apply to your members. As your representative, the trade union conducts negotiations with the employer in your interests. It may be able to do this more effectively as it unites many employees and can therefore increase its negotiating power vis-à-vis the employer or an employers' association. The trade union also organizes strikes or other measures to fight for wages.