WORKER BEES
It is the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations for collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing and to engage in lawful concerted activities for the same purpose for their mutual aid and protection
Right to self-organization
True or False
It is an unfair labor practice for an employer to give financial or other support to a labor organization or its organizers or supporters
True
(Art. 259 (d), Labor Code)
It is the process of negotiating terms of employment between an employer and a group of workers.
Collective Bargaining Agreement
True or False
Supervisory employees are eligible for membership in a labor union of the rank-and-file employees but cannot form, join or assist separate labor unions of their own.
False
(Art. 245, Labor Code)
Which of the following labor practices are NOT considered unfair for labor organizations?
A. to restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their right to self-organization
B. to cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an employee
C. to refuse to bargain collectively with the employer
D. to pay negotiation or attorney's fees to the union or its officers or agents as part of the settlement of any issue in collective bargaining
D. It must be “to ask for or accept negotiation or attorney’s fees from employers” (Art. 260 (e), Labor Code)
True or False
Rank-and-file government employees can create a union, create a collective bargaining agreement with their salaries and benefits, and hold a strike to uphold their rights.
Ambulant, intermittent and itinerant workers, self-employed people, rural workers and those without any definite employers may not form labor organizations for their mutual aid and protection
False
Article 243, as amended by B.P. 70. x x x Ambulant, intermittent and itinerant workers, self-employed people, rural workers and those without any definite employers may form labor organizations for their mutual aid and protection.
In establishments where no legitimate labor organization exists, this may be formed voluntarily by workers and employers to promote industrial peace
Labor-management committees (Art. 292 (h), Labor Code)
True or False
In the case of BPI vs. BPI Employees Union - Metro Manila, the court held that any doubt or ambiguity in the contract between management and the union members should be resolved in favor of the former.
False
Article 1702 of the New Civil Code provides that, in case of doubt, all labor legislation and all labor contracts shall be construed in favor of the safety and decent living of the laborer
According to Republic Act No. 6715, all aliens, natural or juridical, as well as foreign organizations are NOT prohibited from engaging directly or indirectly in all forms of trade union activities without prejudice to normal contacts between Philippine labor unions and recognized international labor centers
False - Aliens are strictly prohibited
The decisions of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board may be appealed to this office.
Secretary of Labor
This is the process of determining the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining
Certification Election