CSL stands for Chambre des salariés.

The CSL is the professional chamber of private sector employees who are employed in Luxembourg. Every employee in a private company in Luxembourg is automatically a member of the CSL. Other members of the CSL are all retirees who have been employed by a company in Luxembourg before their retirement. In total the CSL represents the interests of more than 490,000 workers and retirees.

Follow this link to read more about the Chambre des salariés on the CSL’s website.

The CSL is the forum for the employees to make their collective voice heard in legislative procedures for amending or drafting laws, affecting the employees.

The task of the CSL is the protection of professional interests and the representation of its members, the employees and retirees who work or have worked in Luxembourg. The government must seek the opinion of the CSL on any draft legislation or regulation relating to the country’s economic, financial and social policies. In addition to being involved in the legislative process, the CSL is represented in state advisory bodies, the social insurance institutions (public health insurance, pension insurance, etc.) and in the labour and social courts.

Additionally, to the tasks of the CSL, the result of the election of the CSL is used to decide if a union is to be recognized as nationally representative union by Luxembourg’s labour law.

Read the question What is a nationally representative union? to read more about nationally representative unions.

Apart from administrative staff the supreme body of the CSL is its general assembly. In the social elections the employees and retirees in Luxembourg elect the members of the general assembly, which is made up of 60 elected members, divided into 9 professional groups.

The employees of an occupational group elect their representatives within their respective professional group. The employees, including the pilots of Luxembourg’s airlines, belong to occupational group 5 “other services” and elect the 14 representatives plus 14 substitutes, or in total 28 members, of this group.

The CSL, serve a vital function, especially in times, where the effective representation of employee interests is of immense importance. The changes in the airline industry – globalization, digitalization and the continued striving for liberalization – are factors that will continue to impact our profession and jobs. The CSL is the forum for the employees to make their collective voice heard in legislative proceedings for amending or drafting laws, which affect the employees.

Additionally, the number of votes a union receives determines, if this union is considered to be nationally representative. Only by achieving this nationally representative status can we guarantee that our partner union, the LCGB, will be able to negotiate and sign collective work agreements in the future. This partnership provides our association the freedom to represent your interests in CWA negotiations.

Read the question Why does the ALPL cooperate with the LCGB? to read more about the partnership with the LCGB and why we need such a partnership.

Read the question What is a nationally representative union? to read more about nationally representative unions.

In order to represent your interests in negotiations for a collective work agreement (CWA) ALPL needs a partner, that must be accepted by law as negotiating and signatory union for a CWA. By law a nationally representative union must be accepted in CWA negotiations. Such a nationally representative union is the LCGB.

Read the question What is a nationally representative union? to read more about nationally representative unions.

When ALPL was founded more than 50 years ago, the founding fathers of our associations were faced with the question how to make sure, that the association would be able to effectively represent the interest of its members when negotiating with management in order to establish working conditions for the pilots of Luxembourg’s then only airline. After careful considerations and legal advice, it was decided that ALPL needs a strong partner, a nationally representative union. For many years the LCGB is the nationally representative union our association cooperates with. Over this long period of time the LCGB provided our association the required freedom to represent your interests in CWA negotiations. This means that your ALPL Board is actively involved in CWA negotiations, sitting at the negotiation table representing your interests.

By law only nationally representative unions can negotiate and sign collective work agreements (CWA) in any company, regardless if this union is represented in the staff delegation of a company or not. This guarantees that the interests even of minority groups within a company could be represented in CWA negotiations.

In order to achieve the status of nationally representative union, a union must have received at least 20% of the votes in the last elections to the CSL. By participating in the CSL election, the employees also determine which of the unions are nationally representative unions.

Presently there are only two nationally representative unions, one is the LCGB.

Your ALPL Board recommends that you vote for List 1 the LCGB list by simply marking the circle above List 1 on the ballot.

Please read the question Why does the ALPL Board recommend voting for List 1? to learn, why your board recommends that you cast your vote for List 1.

To ensure that the ALPL, in close cooperation with the LCGB, can represent the interests of the pilots in negotiations for collective work agreements, it is essential that as many ALPL members as possible participate in the CSL election. Voting List 1 will also ensure that the LCGB retains the status of a nationally representative union.

Read the question Why does the ALPL cooperate with the LCGB? to read more about the partnership with the LCGB and why we need such a partnership.

Read the question What is a nationally representative union? to read more about nationally representative unions.

The election takes place exclusively by postal voting. The electoral documents are sent to the employee’s home address, without the employee having to apply for it beforehand, unlike in the case of the postal voting for the delegation election.

Below you see a sample of the envelope, that will be sent to your home address.

Click here for a graphic and watch the video below, explaining how to mark the ballot and how to return the ballot.

Place the return envelope in any post box either in Luxembourg or in any other country. The postage is being paid and NO stamps are needed.

No! The return envelope for the CSL election is mailed by normal mail. You may place the return envelope in any mail box in Luxembourg or in any other country.

Only in case of postal voting for the delegation election, the ballot must be returned by registered mail.

No! The postage is paid. This applies also, if you mail the return envelope from any other country.

If you want to return your ballot when leaving on a rotation, you may drop the envelope in the postbox at the entrance to the airport terminal, close to the door opposite the bakery shop. This post box is emptied Monday to Friday at 11.00 LT.

Yes! Simply place the return envelope in any post box in your country. No postage is needed!

No! You may place the return envelope in any post box within the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg or abroad.

If you want to return your ballot when leaving on a rotation, you may drop the envelope in the postbox at the entrance to the airport terminal close to the door opposite the bakery shop. This post box is emptied Monday to Friday at 11.00 LT.