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Public Unions Platform published a press release regarding the cancellation of the 2 percent threshold.

In the last years of public unionism in Turkey, the yellow mentality, which prefers its interests and seats to the labor of civil servants and deems poverty worthy of civil servants, hinders the freedom of association of independent public unions. unlawfulness from the Council of State; moves whose illegality was registered by the Constitutional Court appears in a row. In fact, the 6% unionization threshold, which was passed with the efforts of structures that signed whatever suits them in the 2th Period Collective Contract process, blocked the voice of the civil servants when it should have been, prevented public employees from choosing a union with their free will, and tried to create a uniform unionism, is the clearest example of this.

As independent public unions, we declared in the group discussions before the law was passed, during the voting process in the parliament and after the law was passed, that this practice, which hinders the right to organize, was introduced in order to legalize union monopolization and was put into effect to consolidate the seats. As independent unions that have adopted the opposition on the basis of labor and carry out union activities in this context, we have also brought to the agenda this 1% threshold introduced by the omnibus law, following the annulment decision of the Council of State, following our applications for the 2% threshold application included in the collective agreement. We defended that this practice was unlawful and unjust, and we fought together with those who tarnished Turkish unionism.

Today, years ago, when they were now powerless, they thought that it hindered the freedom of union organization. We are witnessing how those who worked hard to abolish the dam practices are defending this dam today and their "show" ideas that it will increase union organization. However, every civil servant knows very well that this practice was introduced with the aim of being used as a tool of pressure in all areas of the public, and that it was carried out in order not to lose members. We also know very well that throughout the process in which they are authorized, The selfish mentality that drives civil servants to financial distress, fear of rent, worry about the future and migration to other countries has not refrained from exploiting the faith of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, which represents our beloved and proud nation, for its own interests.

After more than a year, the reasoned decision of the Constitutional Court (AYM), dated 18 January 2024 and numbered E: 2023/12, K: 2024/12, stating that the 2% threshold is unconstitutional, was published in the Official Gazette dated 5 March 2024 and numbered 32480. . The Constitutional Court annulled the practice of Collective Agreement Bonus, which would be paid to the members of unions that meet the requirement of being able to unionize above 2%, seeing it as contrary to the 10th element of the Constitution, the Right to Equality, and the 51st element, the Right to Establish a Union.

Memur-Sen and Türkiye Kamu-Sen, which pin their hopes of union monopolization on a 2% conditional bonus from the state coffers, are having tantrums after the decision. The mentality that makes a habit of stealing from the sweat of those who are not like it refuses to accept that the Republic of Turkey is a state of law. So much so that in order not to lose members “Instead of giving this amount of raise, give this as a bonus” He clearly stated that the intention was not the officer's pocket. Yellow structures blame the Constitutional Court, political parties and unions that bring dam illegalities to the judiciary, and even target the higher judiciary. These structures, through a major perception operation, are trying to blame public workers, not on themselves, who impoverish the civil servants, but on the institutions that strive to eliminate injustice.

As the true and independent unions of the Republic of Turkey, we declare that no one, no authority, no power; It is not greater than the articles and supreme courts of our country. The Republic of Türkiye is a state of law! The Constitutional Court has sent an unlawful act that victimized millions of civil servants back to its original pit. As the Public Unions Platform, we celebrate the efforts and results of all our components throughout the process; We leave those who try to injure and defame the Turkish judiciary with their unfair, unlawful and self-interested plans to the conscience of our glorious nation and public employees who are getting poorer every day. We declare that we will not leave the field to those who play a dirty game by stating that independent unions deprive them of the bonuses they use as a tool of oppression, when in fact they are the ones who push the civil servants into poverty!

(BSHA – Science and Health News Agency)