Practice question
May the rank-and-file union and a separate supervisors' union in the same establishment join the same federation or national union?
- Never, under any circumstances.
- Only if they first merge into one bargaining unit.
- Only if all workers become managers.
- Yes; Article 255[245] expressly permits that affiliation.
- Only after both dissolve.
Legal references
- RA 9481 Sections 1–5,8–9; Labor Code amendments on registration and membership: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2007/ra_9481_2007.html — Sections 8–9; Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf — Articles 255[245],256[245-A],247[239].
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