The regional offices of the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia, which cover the territory of the whole of Croatia, recruit and organise workers in trade unions affiliated to the UATUC, take part in collective bargaining according to the needs of affiliates’ local unions, provide legal assistance and represent union members in the protection and promotion of their individual and collective rights. They also take part in social dialogue at local level through the county-level economic and social councils, the advisory councils of the Croatian Employment Service and other tripartite and other bodies at local level.
Only when organised in a union can workers collectively bargain with the employer about their wages and working conditions and organise strike action if they cannot agree with the employer on these issues.