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Practice question: Union Funds

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Practice question

A union's constitution and by-laws do not authorize a proposed use of funds. The president approves it alone, without any written majority resolution at a duly called general meeting. Does personal presidential approval satisfy Article 250(i)?
  1. Yes; presidential approval always suffices.
  2. No; neither of the stated statutory bases for using the funds is present.
  3. Yes; the employer's silence validates it.
  4. Yes; all uses of union funds are unrestricted.
  5. No; union funds may never be spent at all.

Legal references

  • https://library.laborlaw.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2022.Labor_.Code_.DOLE-edition.pdf — Labor Code Article 250(b), (g)–(j), (l)–(m) [formerly Article 241].

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