Practice question
Union officers ask the employer to pay their negotiation fees as part of settling a collective-bargaining dispute. Which provision directly applies?
- A rule allowing every payment because officers requested it.
- A rule requiring employer payment of all union legal expenses.
- A prohibition applicable only after actual dismissal.
- Article 260(e), which prohibits asking for or accepting the specified negotiation or attorney’s fees from employers as part of settlement.
- A rule automatically dissolving the union upon any request.
Legal references
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, Articles 219, 258–260, 262–264, 274 and 278–279: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Article 260.
- Mendoza v Officers of Manila Water Employees Union, G.R. No. 201595, January 25, 2016, labor-organization ULP and intra-union disputes: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/jan2016/gr_201595_2016.html
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