Article 660 Federal Labor Law

In the functioning of the conventions, the following rules shall be observed:

I.For each branch of economic activity that must be represented, one convention of employees and another of employers shall be held;

II.The delegates and the independent employers shall present themselves at the conventions, provided with their credentials;

III.The conventions shall function with the number of delegates and independent employers that attend;

IV.The delegates and the independent employers shall have in the conventions a number of votes equal to that of the employees that appears certified in their credentials;

V.The conventions shall be installed by the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare or by the person that he appoints;

VI.Once the convention is installed, the registration of credentials and the election of the board of directors shall proceed, which shall be made up of a President, two Secretaries and two Members. The delegates and the independent employers whose credentials have been registered shall take part in the election, with the number of votes that corresponds to them. The count shall be made by two of the attending persons, specially appointed;

VII.Once the Board of Directors is installed, the review of the credentials shall proceed, reading them aloud. The conventions may only reject those that do not meet the requirements set forth in articles 652 and 653, or when it is proven that the voters do not belong to the branch of the industry or of the activities represented in the convention;

VIII.Once the credentials are approved, the election of the representatives shall proceed, by majority of votes. For each principal representative one alternate shall be elected; and

IX.Once the election is concluded, minutes shall be drawn up; one copy shall be sent to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, and two shall be delivered to the elected representatives, principal or alternate, so that they serve them as credential.