The right to strike, a reflection of collective autonomy, appears established in the following Constitutions: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic , Uruguay and Venezuela.
The 1904 Constitution, obviously, did not contemplate the right to strike. The 1941 Constitution recognized the right to strike, except for the strike out of solidarity and in public services (Art. 54).
The 1946 Constitution abolished the prohibition on strikes out of solidarity and only allowed a limitation on its exercise.
The current Article 65 reproduces in substance Article 68 of the 1946 Constitution, as follows:
“Article 65. The right to strike is recognized. The Law shall regulate its exercise and may subject it to special restrictions in the public services that it determines ”.
Taking into account that trade unions are professional organizations whose purpose is to improve, protect and defend both the economic and social interests of their members, the elements that make up these associations must have proper instruction and training on the purposes and purposes for which these professional groups have been created.