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Practice question: Union; Workers’ Association; Legitimate Workers’ Association

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which purpose characterizes a workers’ association under the DOLE rules?
  1. Compulsory collective bargaining as exclusive agent.
  2. Mutual aid, protection, or another legitimate purpose other than collective bargaining.
  3. Replacement of DOLE as registration authority.
  4. Determination of criminal guilt.
  5. Automatic control of management.

Legal references

  • DOLE Department Order 40-03, RulesI–III definitions and registration, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/42246
  • Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Hanjin Shipyard v BLR, G.R. 211145, October 14 2015, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/oct2015/gr_211145_2015.html
  • Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Article 253 and organizational definitions.

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