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ART. 249 |2S4j. REQ0IRENENTS 0F REuISTRATI0N
1. Su pesos iegistiation fee
2. Names of its officeis, theii auuiesses, the piincipal auuiess of the
laboi oiganization, the minutes of oiganizational meetings anu the list of
the woikeis who paiticipateu in such meetings;
S. In case the applicant is an INBEPENBENT 0NI0N, the names of all its
membeis compiising AT LEAST 2u% of all the employees in the
BARuAININu 0NIT wheie it seeks to opeiate;
4. If existing foi one oi moie yeais, the copies of its financial iepoits
S. 4 C0PIES of the constitution anu by-laws of the applicant union,
minutes of its auoption oi iatification, anu the list of membeis who
paiticipateu in it.

ART. 24u |2S4-Aj. CBARTERINu ANB CREATI0N 0F L0CAL CBAPTER.
Buly iegisteieu feueiation oi national union may BIRECTLY CREATE a
local chaptei by ISS0INu A CBARTER CERTIFICATE.
- foi petition of ceitification election
Auuitional Bocuments + Chaitei Ceitificate
1. Names of the chaptei's officeis, theii auuiesses, anu the piincipal
office of the chaptei; anu
2. The chaptei's constitution anu by-laws; pioviueu when same with the
feueiation oi union, this fact shall be inuicateu.
S. Shall be ceitifieu unuei oath by the secietaiy oi tieasuiei of the
chaptei anu attesteu by its piesiuent.

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Legitimate - it is clotheu with legal peisonality to ueal with the employei
in iepiesentation of its membeis. Rights unuei Ait. 2Su
Not Registeieu - not illegitimate oi illegal but uoes not possess the iights
unuei Ait. 2Su.

2u% of the CB0 Requiiement
- shoulu sign up as membeis of the applicant union.
WB0 NAY REuISTER:
1. Inuepenuent 0nion
2. LocalChaptei
S. Feueiation oi National 0nion
4. Woikeis' Association

TW0 WAYS
1. Inuepenuent Registiation
- obtaineu by the union oiganizeis thiough theii own action.
- may affiliate with a feueiation, national oi inuustiy union.

2. Chaiteiting
- when a uuly iegisteieu feueiation oi national union issues a
chaitei to a union in an enteipiise anu iegisteis the chaitei with
the Regional 0ffice oi the BLR.
CBARTERL0CAL oi CBAPTER L0CAL
- no legal peisonality as long as it has not availeu itself of
inuepenuent iegistiation.
- Chaitei Ceitificate + suppoiting uocuments fileu with the B0LE
Regional 0ffice

ART 241 |2SSj. ACTI0N 0N APPLICATI0N
The Buieau shall act on all applications foi iegistiation within Su uays
fiom filing. Fileu with the LRB of the R0-B0LE.

ART 242. |2S6j. BENIAL 0F REuISTRATI0N
Within 1u uays fiom ieceipt of notice, fileu with the BLR.


ART. 24S |2S7j. ABBITI0NAL REQ0IRENENTS F0R FEBERATI0NS 0R
NATI0NAL 0NI0NS.
1. Pioof of affiliation of AT LEAST 1u locals oi chapteis, each must be
uuly iecognizeu CB Agent
2. Names anu Auuiesses of the companies wheie the locals oi chapteis
opeiate anu the list of all the membeis in each company involveu.
S0BSTIT0TI0NARY B0CTRINE - employees cannot ievoke the valiuly
executeu CB contiact with theii employei simply by changing theii
baigaining agent.

ART 244. |2S8j. CANCELLATI0N 0F REuISTRATI0N; APPEAL.
- may be cancelleu by the Buieau, aftei uue heaiing, only on the
giounus specifieu in Ait. 2S9.


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ART 24S| 2S8-Aj. EFFECT 0F PETITI0N F0R CANCELLATI0N 0F
REuISTRATI0N.
- shall not suspenu the pioceeuings on ceitification election noi
shall it pievent the filing of a PCE.

ART. 246 | 2S9j. uR00NBS F0R CANCELLATI0N 0F 0NI0N
REuISTRATI0N
1. Nisiepiesentation, False Statement oi Fiauu in connection with the
auoption oi iatification of the constitution anu by-laws oi amenuments,
the minutes of iatification anu the list of membeis.
2. NFF in connection with the election of officeis, minutes of election anu
the list of voteis;
S. voluntaiy Bissolution by the membeis.

- any paity-in-inteiest may commence a petition foi cancellation
- 0LPs can only be commenceu by the membeis; Su% shoulu
suppoit the action
- ENPL0YER may also seek cancellation of iegistiation.
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STEPS:
1. Cancellation oiueieu by the Regional 0ffice
2. Appealable to the BLR
S. Anu then to the CA, if piopei.

ART 247. |2S9-Aj. v0L0NTARY CANCELLATI0N 0F REuISTRATI0N.
- At least 2S of its geneial membeiship votes in a meeting to
uissolve the oiganization
- An application to cancel iegistiation is submitteu by the boaiu of
the oiganization
- Attesteu to by the its piesiuent
ART. 248. |24uj. EQ0ITY 0F TBE INC0NBENT
- shall continue to maintain theii existing affiliates iegaiuless of
the natuie of the inuustiy anu the location of the affiliates.

ART. 249 |241j. RIuBTS ANB C0NBITI0NS 0F NENBERSBIP.
1. P0LITICAL RIuBT
- iight to vote anu be voteu foi, subject to lawful piovisions on
qualifications anu uisqualifications
2. BELIBERATIvE ANB BECISI0N-NAKINu RIuBT
- iight to paiticipate in uelibeiations on majoi policy questions anu
ueciue them by seciet ballot
S. RIuBTS 0vER N0NEY NATTERS
- iight against excessive fees; iight against unauthoiizeu collection of
contiibutions oi unauthoiizeu uisbuisements; iight to iequiie auequate
iecoius of income anu expenses anu the iight of access to financial
iecoius.
4. RIuBT T0 INF0RNATI0N
- iight to be infoimeu about the oiganization's constitution anu by-laws
anu the collective baigaining agieement anu about laboi laws.

Who may File: Any union membei may file with the Regional Biiectoi a
complaint foi violation of the constitution anu by-laws oi of the iights
anu conuitions of membeiship unuei Ait. 249.
Issue on the Entiie Nembeiship: suppoit of Su% iequiieu.

ART. 2Su |242j. RIuBTS 0F LL0
- Not eveiy LL0 possesses the iights mentioneu
- Right to iepiesent employees in CB is only foi the union of the
majoiity membeis of the baigaining unit; iights uoes not attach
to a minoiity although it is an LL0
- Right to be ceitifieu as exclusive baigaining iepiesentative is
tiue only foi the union which won the PCECE; losing union is an
LL0 but no iepiesentational status.



ARTICLE 2S2 |24Sj. Coveiage anu employees iight to self-oiganization.

ALL PERS0NS ENPL0YEB in:
Commeicial, Inuustiial oi Agiicultuial Enteipiises
Religious, Chaiitable, Neuical oi Euucational Institutions
- Whethei opeiating F0R PR0FIT 0R N0T
- Right to Self-0iganization & to F0RN, }0IN, oi ASSIST laboi
oiganizations
- Foi puiposes of C0LLECTIvE BARuAININu

Ambulant, Inteimittent & Itineiant Woikeis
Self-Employeu People


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Ruial Woikeis
Anu those without any uefinite employeis
- Nay foim laboi oiganizations
- Foi theii N0T0AL AIB anu PR0TECTI0N


ARTICLE 2SS |244j. Right of employees in the public seivice. -

Employees of uoveinment Coipoiations establisheu unuei the
Coipoiation Coue
- Shall have the Right to 0iganize anu to baigain collectively with
theii iespective employeis
ALL 0TBER employees in the CIvIL SERvICE
- Right to foim associations (not contiaiy to law)


ARTICLE 2S4 |24Sj. Ineligibility of manageiial employees to join any
laboi oiganization; iight of supeivisoiy employees. -
Nanageiial Employees
- Not eligible to }0IN, ASSIST, oi F0RN any laboi oiganization

Supeivisoiy Employees
- Not eligible foi membeiship in a laboi oiganization of the RF
employees
- B0T, may }0IN, ASSIST oi F0RN sepaiate laboi oiganizations of
theii own

ARTICLE 2S6 |246j. Non-abiiugment of iight to self-oiganization.

0NLAWF0L foi ANY PERS0N
- to RESTRAIN, C0ERCE, BISCRININATE against oi 0NB0LY
INTERFERE in the exeicise of the iight to self-oiganization

Right to Self-0iganization incluues:
- iight to F0RN, }0IN oi ASSIST laboi oiganizations foi the
puipose of CB thiough iepiesentatives of theii own choosing
- to engage in lawful conceiteu activities foi the same puipose foi
theii mutual anu anu piotection


ART. 2S7 |247j. C0NCEPT 0F 0NFAIR LAB0R PRACTICE
TW0 ELENENTS:
1. Existing Ee-Ei Relationship
2. Act uone is expiessly uefineu in the Coue as 0LP.

ART. 2S8 |248j. 0NFAIR LAB0R PRACTICES 0F ENPL0YERS

INTERFERENCE, RESTRAINT, C0ERCI0N
- may constitute 0LP even when it is committeu befoie the employees'
union if foimally iegisteieu.
- Examples: uismissal of union membeis upon theii iefusal to give up
membeiship; uismissal of an olu employee allegeuly foi
inefficiency, on account of having joineu a union anu engaging in
union activities.

T0TALITY 0F C0NB0CT B0CTRINE
- the culpability of an employei's iemaiks is to be evaluateu not
only on the basis of theii implications but against the
backgiounu of collateial ciicumstances.
- Expiessions of opinion by an employei, though innocent in
themselves, fiequently aie helu culpable oi objectionable
because of the ciicumstances unuei which they aie utteieu.
CL0S0RE
- wheie the sale of the enteipiise was attenueu with bau faith,
theie is no neeu to consiuei the applicability of the iule that
laboi contiacts, being in peisonam, aie not enfoiceable against
the tiansfeiee.
B0CTRINE 0F S0CCESS0R ENPL0YER
- an enfoicement of the legal iecouise calleu "pieicing the veil of
coipoiate entity."
- Sepaiateness of coipoiate peisonality will be uisiegaiueu if it is
being useu to escape coipoiate obligations.
- Coipoiate veil will be lifteu anu the people behinu the veil will be
iuentifieu anu maue answeiable foi the coipoiate liabilities.

R0N-AWAY SB0P
- an inuustiial plant moveu by its owneis fiom one location to
anothei to escape union laboi iegulations, oi state laws; oi plant


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is iemoveu in oiuei to uisciiminate against employees at the olu
plant because of theii union activities.

YELL0W B0u C0NTRACT
- a piomise exacteu fiom woikeis oi piospective employees that
they will not belong to, oi foim, a union uuiing theii
employment. 0nless the piomise is given, the woikei will not be
hiieu, oi if alieauy hiieu, will lose his job.

S0BC0NTRACTINu
- when it is motivateu by a uesiie to pievent his employees fiom
oiganizing anu selecting a collective baigaining iepiesentative.

BISCRININATI0N
- uisciimination to encouiage oi uiscouiage membeiship in a
laboi oiganization
- valiu Bisciimination: 0nion Secuiity Clause - a teim applieu to
any foim of agieement which imposes upon employees the
obligation to acquiie oi ietain union membeiship at the expense
of theii employment if they fail to uo so. The objective is to
assuie continueu existence of the union thiough enfoiceu
membeiship. Theie is uisciimination when ceitain employees
aie obligeu to join a paiticulai union.

RETALIATI0N
- the employei's motive is immateiial
- the baie fact that he uismisses oi otheiwise uisciiminates
against an employee simply because the employee is testifying
- employei's ietaliation against the testifying employee

ART. 2S9 |249j. 0LP 0F LAB0R 0RuANIZATI0NS
1. Restiain oi coeice employees in the exeicise of theii iights to self-
oiganization
2. Cause oi attempt to cause an employei to uisciiminate against an
employee
S. violate the uuty, oi iefuse to baigain collectively with the employei if
it is the iepiesentative.
4. Cause oi attempt to cause an employei to pay oi uelivei oi agiee to
pay oi uelivei any money oi othei things of value, in the natuie of
exaction (Featheibeuuing)
S. Ask foi oi accept negotiations oi attoiney's fees fiom employeis as
pait of the settlement of any issue in collective baigaining (Sweetheait
Contiact)
6. violate a CBA