HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A.I.) CAN INFLUENCE THE INSTITUTIONS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE INITIATION OF COLLECTIVE LABOUR DISPUTES AND STRIKES, AS AMENDED BY LAW NO. 367/2022 (AS AMENDED BY OUG NO. 42/2023)

Collective labour contracts, collective labour disputes and strikes have until now represented three fundamental institutions of collective labour law, with profound repercussions in ensuring or violating social dialogue and social peace.With the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in almost all areas of social life, including labour relations, new strengths and weaknesses, but also new opportunities and threats arise with regard to the existence, scope and legal and social effects of these three institutions.And with this article we only aim to shed some initial light on these issues.