(1) The strike represents the voluntary refusal of the employees to fulfill, totally or partially, their work obligations, in order to resolve the collective labor conflict triggered in accordance with the legislation in force.

(2) The strike may be declared in accordance with this law only for the purpose of defending the professional economic and social interests of the employees and may not pursue political purposes.

(3) The strike may be declared if all the ways of resolving the collective labor dispute within the conciliation procedure provided by this law have been exhausted.

(4) The decision regarding the declaration of the strike is taken by the employees' representatives and is notified to the employer 48 hours before the start of the strike.

(5) Copies of the decision on declaring the strike may be submitted, as the case may be, to the hierarchically superior bodies of the unit, employers' associations, trade unions, central and local public authorities.