Practice question
A trade union center assists registered national-union members in developing employment-policy proposals. A rival says a center’s only permissible function is directly bargaining in every workplace. What does SMCEU’s definition show?
- A center is defined as a group of individual employers
- A center must personally sign every workplace CBA
- Policy proposals are categorically forbidden
- National unions may never coordinate
- Policy participation and assistance to member organizations are recognized functions
Legal references
- RA 9481, Sections 1-9, amending Labor Code registration, chartering and membership provisions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9481_2007.html
- SMCEU-PTGWO v. SMPPEU-PDMP, GR 171153, September 12, 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/sep2007/gr_171153_2007.html
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