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body of employees in the employer unit or any (y)"Lockout" means the temporary refusal of an
specific occupational or geographical grouping employer to furnish work as a result of a labor or
within such employer unit. industrial dispute.
(v) "Strike" means any temporary stoppage of work (ee) "Consent Election" means the election
by the concerted action of employees as a result of voluntarily agreed upon by the parties, with or
a labor or industrial dispute. without the intervention of the Department, to
determine the issue of majority representation of all
(w) "Strike-Breaker" means any person who
the workers in the appropriate collective bargaining
obstructs, impedes, or interferesby force, violence,
unit.
coercion, threats or intimidation with any peaceful
picketing by employees during any labor (ff) "Run-Off Election"refers to an election between
controversy affecting wages, hours or conditions of the labor unions receiving the two (2) highest
work or in the exercise of the right to self- number of votes when a certification election which
organization or collective bargaining. provides for three (3) or more choices results in no
choice receiving a majority of the valid votes cast;
(x) "Strike Area" means the establishment,
provided, that the total number of votes for all
warehouse, depots, plants or offices, including the
contending unions is at least fifty percent (50%) of
sites or premises used as run-away shops of the
the number of votes cast.
employer struck against, as well as the immediate
vicinity actually used by picketing strikers in moving
to and fro before all points of entrance to and exit
from said establishment. (gg) "ElectionProceedings refer to the period
during a certification, consent or run-off election or
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election of union officers starting from the opening (rr) Conciliator-Mediator" is an officer of the Board
to the closing of the polls, including the counting whose principal function is to assist in the
and tabulation of the votes, but excluding the settlement and disposition of labor-management
period for the final determination of the challenged disputes through conciliation and preventive
votes and the canvass thereof. mediation, including thepromotion and
encouragement of voluntary approaches to labor
(hh) "Organized Establishment" refers to a firm or disputes prevention and settlement.
company where there exists a recognized or
certified exclusive bargaining agent.
(mm) "Election Officer" refers to an officer assigned Section 2.Who may joinlabor organizations.-All
by the Bureau or Regional Director to conduct and persons employed in commercial, industrial and
supervise certification elections and to provide agricultural enterprises, including employees of
assistance, whenever requested, in the conduct of government-owned or controlled corporations
election of union officers in accordance withRules without original charters established under the
XI, XII and XIII of these Rules. Corporation Code, as well as employees of
religious, charitable, medical or educational
(nn) "Term of Office" refers to the fixed period of institutions whether operating for profit or not, shall
five (5) years during which the duly elected officers have the right to self-organization and to form, join
of a labor organizationshall discharge the functions or assist labor organizations for purposes of
of their office. collective bargaining; provided, however, that
supervisory employees shall not be eligible for
(oo) "Cabo" refers to a person or group of persons membership in a labor organization of the rank-
or to a labor group which, in the guise of a labor and-file employees but may form, join or assist
organization, supplies workers to an employer, with separate labor organizations of their
or without any monetary or other consideration own.Managerial employees shall not be eligible to
whether in the capacity of an agent of the employer form, join or assist any labor organization for
or as an ostensible independent contractor. purposes of collective bargaining. Alien employees
withvalidworking permits issued by the Department
(pp) "Collective Bargaining Agreement" refers to
may exercise the right to self-organization and join
the negotiated contract between a legitimate labor
or assist labor organizations for purposes of
organization and the employer concerning wages,
collective bargaining if they are nationals of a
hours of work and all other terms and conditions of
country which grants the same or similar rights to
employment in a bargaining unit.
Filipino workers, as certified by the Department of
Foreign Affairs.
(qq) "Med-Arbiter" is an officer in theRegional
Office or in the Bureau authorized to hear,
For the purpose of this Section, any employee,
conciliate, mediate and decide representation
whether employed for a definite period or not,
cases,or to assist in the disposition of intra- or
shall, beginning on the first day of his service, be
inter-union disputes.
eligible for membership in any labor organization.
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Section 3. All other workers including ambulant, with where the constitution and by-laws was ratified
intermittent and other workers, the self-employed, or adopted during the organizational meeting
rural workers and those without any definite referred to in paragraph (a) above.In such case,
employers may form workers associations for their the factual circumstances of the ratification shall be
mutual aid and protection and for other legitimate recorded in the minutes of the organizational
purposes. meeting.
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operates.Otherwise, the application shall be filed Section 4. Denial of registration; grounds for
and acted upon by the Bureau. appeal. - The decision of the Regional Office or the
Bureau denying the application for registration
Section 2. Requirements for registration.-The shall be in writing, stating in clear terms the
application for registration of a workers association reasons therefor.A copy thereof shall be furnished
shall be supported by the following: the applicant union.The decision may be appealed
to the Bureau if the denial is by the Regional
(a) The names of its members, their addresses, the
Director, or to the Secretary if the denial is by the
principal office of the applicant, the minutes of its
Bureau, within ten (10) days from receipt of notice
organizational meeting/s, and the names of its
thereof, on the groundof grave abuse of discretion
individual members who attended such meeting/s;
or violation of these Rules.
(b) A copy of its constitution and by-laws, duly
The appeal shall be filed in the Regional Office or
ratified by a majority of its individual members;
in the Bureau, as the case may be, which shall
cause the transmittal of the records to the
(c) In the case of any grouping of workers
Bureauor to the Secretary within five (5) calendar
associations, the requirements under Rule III,
days from receipt of the appeal.
Section 2, No. III of these Rules shall apply.
The Bureau or the Secretary shall decide the
appeal within twenty (20) calendar days from
RULE V receipt of the records of the case.
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Treasurer of the local/chapter and attested to by its As understood in these Rules, the fiscal year of a
President. labor organization or workers association shall
coincide with the calendar year, unless a different
Section 2. Chartering by a workers association. - A period is prescribed in its constitution and by-laws.
duly registered workers association may likewise
charter any of its branches, subject to the filing of
the documents prescribed under the immediately
preceding section.
(c) Updated list of newly-elected officers, together (a) Failure to comply with any of the requirements
with the appointive officers or agents who are prescribed under Articles 234, 237 and 238 of the
entrusted with the handling of funds, within thirty Code;
(30) calendar days after each regular or special
(b) Violation of any of the provisions ofArticle 239
election of officers, or from the occurrence of any
of the Code;
change in the officers or agents of the labor
organization or workers association; and
(c) Commission of any of the acts enumerated
under Article 241 of the Code; provided, thatno
(d) Updated list of individual members,
petition for cancellation based on this ground may
locals/chapters, affiliates or branches, as the case
be granted unless supported by at least thirty
may be, within thirty (30) calendar days after the
percent (30%) of all the members of the
close of each fiscal year.
respondent labor organization or workers
association.
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Section 4. Action on the petition; appeals. - The bargaining representative enjoys the majority
Regional or Bureau Director, as the case may be, support of all the employees in the bargaining unit.
shall have thirty (30) days from submission of the
case for resolution within which to resolve the Section2. Determination of representation status;
petition. The decision of the Regional or Bureau modes. - The determination of an exclusive
Director may be appealed to the Bureau or the bargaining representative shall be through
Secretary, as the case may be, within ten (10) days voluntary recognition in cases where there is only
from receipt thereof by the aggrieved party on the one legitimate labor organization operating within
ground of grave abuse of discretion or any violation the bargaining unit, or through certification, run-off
of these Rules. or consent election as provided for in this Book.
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RULE XI (a) The name of petitioner, its address, and
affiliation if appropriate, the date of its registration
CERTIFICATION ELECTIONS and number of its certificate of registration if
petitioner is a federation, national union or
Section 1.Who may file. - Subject to the provisions
independent union, or the date it was reported to
of this Rule, any legitimate labor organization or
the Department if it is a local/chapter;
any employer, when requested to bargain
collectively and the status of the union is in doubt, (b) The name, address and nature of the
may file a petition for certification election. employer's business;
Section2.Where to file. - A petition for certification (c) The descriptionof the bargaining unit;
election may be filed with the Med-Arbiter through
the Regional Office which has jurisdiction over the (d)The approximate number of employees in the
principal office of the employer or where the bargaining unit;
bargaining unit is principally situated.
(e) The names and addresses of other legitimate
Where two or more petitions involving the same labor organizations in the bargaining unit;
bargaining unit are filed in one Regional Office, the
same shall be automatically consolidated.Where (f) A statement indicating any of the following
these petitions are filed in different Regional circumstances:
Offices, the Regional Office which first acquires
i) that the bargaining unit is unorganized or that
jurisdiction over the case shall exclude the others,
there is no registered collective bargaining
in which case the latter shall endorse the petition to
agreement covering the employees in the
the former for consolidation.
bargaining unit;
Section 3. When to file. - In the absence of a
ii) if there exists a duly registered collective
collective bargaining agreement duly registered in
bargaining agreement, that the petition is filed
accordance with Article 231 of the Code, a petition
within the sixty-day freedom period of such
for certification election may be filed at any time.
agreement; or
However, no certification election may be filed
within one year from the date of a
iii) if another union had been previously certified in
validcertification,consentor run-off election orfrom
a valid certification, consent or run-off election or
the date of voluntary recognition in accordance
voluntarily recognized in accordance with Rule X of
with Rule X of these Rules; provided, that where an
these Rules, that the petition is filed outside the
appeal has been filed on the order of the Med-
one-year period from such certification or run-off
Arbiter certifying the results of the election, the
election and no appeal is pending thereon, or from
running of the one year period shall be suspended
the time the fact of recognition was entered into the
until the decision on the appeal shall have become
records of such union.
final and executory.
(g)In an organized establishment, the signatures of
Neither may a representation question be
at least twenty-five (25%) percent of all employees
entertained if, before the filing of a petition for a
in the appropriate bargaining unit which shall be
certification election, the duly recognized or
attached to the petition at the time of its filing; and
certified union has commenced negotiations with
the employer in accordance with Article 250 of the (h)Other relevant facts.
Code within the one-year period referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph, or a bargaining
deadlock to which an incumbent or certified
bargaining agent is a party had been submitted to When the petition is filed by an employer, it shall
conciliation or arbitration or had become the contain, among others:
subject of valid notice of strike or lockout. If a
(a) The name, address and general nature of the
collective bargaining agreement has been duly
employer's business;
registered in accordance with Article 231 of the
Code, a petition for certification election or a (b) Names and addresses of the legitimate labor
motion for intervention can only be entertained organizations involved;
within sixty (60) days prior to the expiry date of
such agreement. (c) The approximate number of the employees in
the appropriate bargaining unit;
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Section 5. Assignment of the case.- Within twenty- Section 9. Answer. - If the contending unions fail to
four (24) hours from receipt ofthepetition, the agree to a consent election during the first hearing,
Regional Director shall assign the case to a Med- the Med-Arbiter shall in the same hearing direct all
Arbiter, who shall immediately cause the posting of concerned parties, including the employer, to
the petition in two conspicuous places where the simultaneously submit their respective position
petitioner seeks to operate and the issuance of papers within a non-extendible period of ten (10)
summons to all parties named in the petition, days.The position papers shall specifically address
indicating the first hearing and ordering the parties the issues identified during the hearing, and shall
to appear therein. include all arguments and evidence as the parties
may deem relevant in the disposition of the
Section6. Forced Intervenor. - The incumbent case.All arguments not so raised are deemed
bargaining agent shall automatically be one of the waived.Upon the expiration of the ten-day period,
choices in the certification election as forced the petition shall be deemed submitted for
intervenor. resolution, with or without position papers
submitted by the parties.
Section 7.Motions for intervention; when proper.-
When a petition for certification election had been
filed in an organized establishment, any legitimate
labor organization other than the incumbent Section 10. Failure to appear despite notice. - The
bargaining agent operating within the bargaining failure of any party to appear twice despite notice,
unit may file a motion for intervention with the Med- whether consecutive or not, shall be deemed a
Arbiter during the freedom period of the collective waiver of its right to be heard, in which case the
bargaining agreement.The form and contents of Med-Arbiter shall proceed to resolve the petition on
the motion shall be the same as that of a petition the basis of available records.
for certification election.
Section 11. Action on the petition. - The Med-
In an unorganized establishment, the motion shall Arbiter shall have twenty (20) working days from
be filed at any time prior to the finality of the submission of the case for resolution within which
decision calling for a certification election.The form to grant or dismiss the petition.
and contents of the petition shall likewise be the
same as that of a petition for certification election.If
the motion is found sufficient in form and
I.A decision granting the petition shall state the
substance, the Med-Arbiter shall, within five (5)
following:
days from receipt thereof but in any event prior to
the holding of the election if such had been
(a)The name of the employer or the establishment;
scheduled, order the inclusion of the movant as
one of the choices, and the original decision shall (b)The description of the bargaining unit;
be amended accordingly.The order of the Med-
Arbiter resolving the motion shall not be subject to (c)The names of the contending unions which shall
reconsideration or appeal.Any motion for appear in the following order:
reconsideration or appeal so filed shall not stay the
holding of the certification or consent election, but i)Petitioner union or, in case of two or more
nevertheless shall form part of the records of the petitioners, in the order in which the petitions were
case. filed;
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election after determining that the petition has grounds relied upon by the appellant with the
complied with all the requirements enumerated supporting arguments and evidence.The appeal
under Sections 1, 2 and 4 hereof, and that none of shall be deemed not filed unless accompanied by
the grounds for dismissal enumerated in the proof of service thereof to appellee.
immediately succeeding paragraph exists.
Section 13.Where to file appeal. - The appellant
II.The Med-Arbiter shall dismiss the petition on any shall file its appeal with the Regional Office where
of the following grounds: the case originated.
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Section 17. Failure of election; effects. -Where the Director shall assign the case to an election officer
total number of valid votes cast in a certification or for the conduct of a pre-election conference.
consent election is less than the majority of all the
eligible employees in the bargaining unit, there
shall be a failure of election.Such failure of election
shall not bar the filing of a petition for the
immediate holding of another certification or
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consent election.
The pre-election conference shall set the
Section 18.Effects of early agreements. - The
mechanics for the election and shall determine,
representation case shall not be adversely affected
among others, the following: (a) the list of qualified
by a collective bargaining agreement registered
voters; (b) the date, time and place of the election;
before or during the last sixty (60) days of a
(c) the names of watchers and representatives; (d)
subsisting agreement or during the pendency of
the number and location of polling places or
the representation case.
booths; and (e) the number of ballots to be
prepared.
Section 19. Motions for inhibitions. - No motion for
inhibition of the Med-Arbiter shall be entertained
from any party unless the same is verified and
based on specific grounds or circumstances
directly related to or arising from the dispute under
consideration. .
Inhibition shall be discretionary on the Med-Arbiter The failure of any party to appear during the pre-
concerned. Within twenty-four (24) hours from election conference, despite notice, shall be
receipt thereof, the Med-Arbiter shall deny the construed as a waiver to be represented and to
motion, which denial shall not be appealable, or question or object to any agreement reached in
grant the same by returning the entire records of said pre-election conference.Nothing herein,
the case to the Regional Director, specifically however, shall deprive the non-appearing party of
stating his reasons for inhibition. its right to be furnished notices of subsequent pre-
election conferences and to attend the same.
Within twenty-four (24) hours from return of the
records, the Regional Director shall assign the
case to another Med-Arbiter.Where there is no
other Med-Arbiter in the Regional Office, the
Regional Director shall transmit the entire records
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of the case to the Bureau, which shall immediately
assign the case to any Med-Arbiter from any of the Section 2.Qualification of voters; inclusion-
Regional Offices or from the Bureau. exclusion proceedings.- All employees who are
members of the appropriate bargaining unit sought
to be represented by the petitioner at the time of
Section 20.Non-availability of Med-Arbiter. - Where the certification or consent election shall be
there is no Med-Arbiter available in the Regional qualified to vote. A dismissed employee whose
Office by reason of vacancy, prolonged absence, dismissal is being contested in a pending case
or excessive volume of workload as determined by shall be allowed to vote in the election.
the Regional Director, the petition shall be
In case of disagreement over the voters list or over
disposed of in accordance with the last paragraph
the eligibility of voters, all contested voters shall be
of the immediately preceding section.The Regional
allowed to vote.However, their votes shall be
Office shall notify all parties of such action.
segregated and sealed in individual envelopes in
accordance with Section 9 ofthese Rules.
RULE XII
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five (5) working days before the actual date
thereofin two most conspicuous places in the
company premises. The notice shall contain the Section 8.Keeping of minutes.-The election officer
date and time of the election, names of all shall keep minutes of the entire proceedings,
contending unions, the description of the including therein all events and circumstances
bargaining unit and the list of eligible voters.The relevant to the election.Upon completion of the
five-day period for posting of notice and the list of entire proceedings, the representatives of the
eligible voters may be waived upon the written parties shall sign the minutes and be furnished
agreement of the parties. copies thereof.Where the representatives are not
present or refuse to sign the minutes, this fact shall
be duly noted by the election officer.
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The protesting party must formalize its protest with records of the case to the Med-Arbiter, together
the Med-Arbiter, with specific grounds, arguments with the minutes and the results of the election.
and evidence therefor, within five (5) days after the
close of the proceedings.If not recorded in the The Med-Arbiter shall have twenty (20) days within
minutes and formalized within the prescribed which to issue an order certifying the result of the
period, the protest shall be deemed dropped. election. Any protest, eligibility issue, or such other
questions that may have been raised during the
election proceedings shall likewise be disposed of
by the Med-Arbiter in the same order.
Section 12. Canvassing of votes; when election is
valid. - As soon as the polls close, the votes cast Section 15. Appeal; finality of decision.-The
shall be counted and tabulated by the decision of the Med-Arbiter may be appealed to the
electionofficer in the presence of the Secretary within ten (10) days from receipt by the
representatives of the parties.Upon completion of parties ofa copy thereof, only on the grounds of
the canvassing, the electionofficer shall give each violation of Section 9 hereof or of serious errors of
representativea copy of the minutes of theelection fact or law in the resolution of a protest.
including the results thereof. The ballots and the
tally sheetsshall be sealed in an envelope and The appeal shall be under oath and shall consist of
signed by the electionofficer and by the a memorandum of appeal specifically stating the
representative of the contending parties and shall grounds relied upon by the appellant with the
remain under the custody of the electionofficer. supporting arguments and evidence.The appeal
shall be deemed not filed unless accompanied by
The union which obtained a majority of the valid proof of service thereof to appellee.The decision of
votes cast shall be certified as the sole and the Secretary on the appeal shall be final and
exclusive bargaining agent of all the workers in the executory.
appropriate bargaining unit. However, in order to
have a valid election, at least a majority of all Where no appeal is filed within the ten-day period,
eligible voters in the appropriate bargaining unit the decision shall become final and executory and
must have cast their votes. the Med-Arbiter shall enter this fact into the records
of the case.
Section 13. Proclamation and certification of results
by election officer; when proper.-Upon completion Section 16. Where to file appeal.-The appellant
of the canvass and there being a valid election, the shall file its appeal with the Regional Office where
election officer shall proclaim and certify as winner the case originated.
the union which obtained a majority of the valid
Section 17. Period to reply.-The appellee shall file
votes cast under any of the following
its reply thereto within ten (10) days from receipt of
conditions:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
a copy of the appeal.The Regional Office shall,
within five (5) days from receipt of the reply,
forward the entire records of the case to the Office
a)No protest had been filed or, even if one was of the Secretary.Where no reply is received by the
filed, the same was not perfected within the five- Regional Office within twenty (20) days when such
day period for perfection of the protest; reply should have been filed, the Regional Office
shall likewise forward the entire records of the case
b)No challenge or eligibility issue was raised or, to the Office of the Secretary.
even if one was raised, the resolution of the same
will not materially change the result. Section 18.Motion to postpone does not stay
election. - The filing of a motion to postpone shall
For this purpose, the election officer shall not stay the holding of the election.
immediately issue the corresponding certification,
copy furnished all parties, which shall form part of
the records of the case.The winning union shall
have the rights, privileges and obligations of a duly
certified collective bargaining representative from
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the time the certification is issued.The proclamation
and certificationso issued shall not be appealable.
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RULEXIII In addition to the above requirement, the petition
on its face must show that the administrative
remedies provided for in the constitution and by-
laws have been exhausted or such remedies are
RUN-OFFS
not readily available to the complaining members
through no fault of their own.
Section1. Run-off election. - When an election
which provides for three (3) or more choices results
in no choice receiving a majority of the valid votes
cast, and no objectionsorchallenges have been Section3. Procedure. - Within twenty-four (24)
presented which, if sustained, can materially hours fromreceipt of the complaint,theRegional
change the results, the election officer shall motu Directorshall immediately assign the case to a
proprio conducta run-off electionwithin five (5) Med-Arbiter or appropriate officer of the Labor
calendar days from the close of the election Relations Division for conciliation or hearings, as
proceedings betweenthe labor unions receiving the may be appropriate.Within ten (10) days from
two highest number of votes;provided, that the total receipt of the assignment, it shall be mandatory
number of votes for all contending unions is at upon such officer to conduct a conciliation
least fifty percent (50%) of the number of votes conference and to exert every effort to effect an
cast. amicable settlement.
The voters' list to be used in the run-off election Where no amicable settlement is reached, the
shall be the same list as that used in the first officer concerned shall use the mandatory
election. The ballots in the run-off election shall conference as a venue to limit the issues, ask
provide as choices the unionsreceiving the highest clarificatory questions, or convince the parties to
and the second highest number of the votes agree on a stipulation of facts. In every case, the
cast.The union receiving the greater number of officer concerned shall keep minutes of the
valid votes cast shall be certified as the winner, conference, signed by and copy furnished the
subject to the applicableprovisions of Rule XII of parties.
this Book.
Thereafter, the parties shall be given ten (10) days
within which to submit their respective position
papers addressing all relevantissuesand
RULEXIV
consolidating all their arguments and
evidences,after which the case shall be deemed
INTRA -UNIONDISPUTES
submitted for resolution.
Section 1.Complaint; who may file. - Any member
The Regional Directorshall have twenty (20)
of a union may file with the Regional Director
workingdays from submission of thecase for
acomplaint for any violation of the constitution and
resolutionwithin which to settle or decide the case.
by-laws and the rights and conditions of
The decisionshall state the facts and the reliefs
membership under Article 241 of the
granted, if any.If the disputeinvolvesa violation of
Code.However, if the issue involves the entire
the rights and conditions of membership
membership of the union,the complaint shall be
enumerated under Article 241of the Code, the
supported by at least thirty percent (30%) of the
Regional Director may, if specifically prayed for in
members of the federation, national union,
the complaint and supported with substantial
local/chapter, affiliate or independent union, as the
evidence, order the cancellation of the registration
case may be, at the time of the filing thereof. Such
certificate of the erring union or the expulsion of
complaint shall befiled in the Regional Office where
the guilty party from the union, whichever is
the union is domiciled.
appropriate; provided, however, that no
cancellation shall be ordered unless the complaint
is supported by at least thirty percent (30%) of the
Section 2. Contents of complaint. - The complaint union membership.
shall,among others,contain the following:
Section4. Appeal; finality of decision. - The
(a) The person or persons charged; decision of theRegional Directormay be appealed
to the Bureau by the aggrieved partywithin ten (10)
(b) The specific violation/s committed; calendar days from receipt thereof,forgrave abuse
of discretionorany violation of these Rules.
(c) The relief/s prayed for; and
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The appeal shall be under oath, and shall consist a) Withinsixty (60) days before the expiration of the
of amemorandum of appeal specifically stating the term of the incumbentofficers, the president of the
grounds relied upon by the appellant with the labor
supporting arguments and evidence.The appeal organizationorworkersassociationshallconstitutea
shall be deemed not filed unless accompanied by committee on election to be composed of at least
proof of service of a copy thereof to the appellee. three (3)members who are not running for any
position in the election, provided that if there are
Where no appeal is filed within the ten-day period, identifiable parties within the organization or
the decision shall become final and executory, and association, each party shall have equal
the Regional Office shall enter this fact into the representation in the committee.
records of the case.
b) Upon constitution, the members shall elect the
chairman of the committee from among
themselves.In case of disagreement, the president
Section5. Where to file appeal. - The appellant
shall designate the chairman.In case of anelection
shall file its appealwith the Regional Office where
the conduct of which was ordered by the Regional
the case originated.
Director, the chairman of the committee shall be a
representative of the Labor Relations Division of
the Regional Office.
Section6.Period toreply. - Theappellee shall file its
reply theretowithin ten (10) daysfrom receiptof a
copy of the appeal. The RegionalOfficeshall, within
Section2.Powers and duties of the committee. -
five (5) days from receipt of the reply,forward the
Within ten (10) days from its constitution, the
entire records of the case to the Bureau. Where no
committee shall, among others, exercise the
reply is received by the Regional Office within
following powers and
twenty (20) days when such reply should have
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been filed, the Regional Office shall likewise
forward the entire records of the case to the
Bureau.
a) Set the date, time and venue of the election;
.
.
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Section 4.Protests. - At any time prior to the close places in the establishment at least five (5) days
of election proceedings, any party may file a before its ratification; an
protest with the committee for any violation of the
rules prescribed inthe election.All protests shall be (b) Statement that the collective bargaining
entered in the minutes of election proceedings. The agreement was ratified by the majority of the
committee shall endeavor to settle or resolve all employees in the bargaining unit.
protests amicably, during or immediately after the
The posting required in the preceding paragraph
close of election proceedings.
shall be the responsibility of the parties.
Section 5.Proclamation. - Immediately after the
The Regional Office shall assess the employer for
canvassing of the ballots, and there being no
every collective bargaining agreement aregistration
unresolved protest which, if resolved can materially
fee of one thousand pesos (P1,000.00).
change the results, the committee shall declare the
winners of the election.
The Regional Office shall retain one (1) copy of the
agreement for its file and transmit one (1) copy
Any protest left unresolved after the close of the
thereofto the Bureauwithin five (5) calendar days
election proceedings shall be resolved by the
from its registration. The Regional Office shall
committee within five (5) days.Within this period,
issue a certificate of registration within five (5)
the committee may allow the protestant and all
calendar days from receipt of the agreement and
oppositors to be heard or to submit their position
the proofs of posting and ratification as required
papers. Otherwise, the committee shall resolve the
herein.
protest on the basis of the minutes of the
proceedings
Section 2. Registration of agreement resulting from
awards by the Secretary, the Commission, or the
Upon resolution of the protest, the committee shall
Voluntary Arbitrator. - Where the agreement results
immediately proclaim the winners and the latter
from an arbitration award, the same shall be
may assume their positions immediately.
registered in accordance with the immediately
Section 6.Protests and petitions for annulment of preceding section, except that the requirement of
election results. - Protest or petitions for annulment ratification and proof thereof shall be dispensed
of the result of an election shall be filed with and with.
acted upon by the Regional Director in accordance
with the provisions prescribed in Rule XIV of this
Book.No protest or petition shall be entertained by
the Regional Director unless the issue raised has
been resolved by the committee. .
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sections shall be complied with, whichever is original set of documents to the Bureau, retaining
applicable, except payment of the registration fee. one set of documents for its file, within forty-eight
(48) hours from receipt thereof.
Section 1.Forms for registration. - Consistent with Section 3.Visitorial power under Article 274. - The
the policy of the State to promote unionism, the Regional or the Bureau Directormayinquireintothe
Bureau shall deviseor prescribe such forms as are financial activities of any legitimate labor
necessary to facilitate the process of registration of organization and examine their books of accounts
labor organizations, workers associations and and other records to determine compliance with the
collective bargaining agreements or of compliance law and the organization's constitution and by-
with all documentary or reporting requirements laws.Such examination shall be made upon filing of
prescribed in these Rules. a complaint under oath, duly supported by the
written consent of at least twenty percent (20%) of
Section 2.Transmittal of records; central registry. - the total membership of thelabor
The Regional Office shall, within forty-eight (48) organizationconcerned, accompaniedby
hours from issuance of a certificate of registration proofthattheremedies provided for in the
in favor of an independent union or workers immediately preceding section or in the unions
association, transmit to the Bureau a copy of such constitution and by-laws have been exhaustedor
certificate, accompanied by a copy of the otherwise unavailing.Any complaint which does not
documents supporting such registration. meet the foregoing requirements shall be
dismissed outright.
The Regional Office shall also transmit to the
Bureau a copy of every final decision cancelling or Section 4. Venue of financial examination.- Where
revoking the legitimate status of a labor the respondent in the complaint for financial
organization or workers association, indicating examination is an independent union, local/chapter,
therein the date such decision became final. or workers association operating in one regional
jurisdiction, the complaint shall be filed in the
In cases of chartering and affiliation under Rule VI Regional Office having jurisdiction over
or compliance with the reporting requirements respondent.Where the respondent is a federation,
under Rule VII of this Bookeffected directly through national union, trade union center or workers
the Regional Office, said office shall transmit the association operating in more than one regional
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jurisdiction, the complaint shall be filed directly with (a) An employee shall present his grievance or
the Bureau. complaint orally or in writing to the shop steward.
Upon receipt thereof,the shop steward shall verify
Section5. Period of inquiry or examination. - No the facts and determine whether or not the
complaint for inquiry or examination of the financial grievance is valid.
and books of accounts as well as other records of
any legitimate labor organization mentioned (b) If the grievance is valid, the shop steward shall
inSection 3 shall be entertained during the sixty immediately bring the complaint to the employee's
(60) day freedom period or within thirty (30) days immediate supervisor. The shop steward, the
immediately preceding the date of election of union employeeand his immediate supervisor shall exert
officials.Any complaint so filed shall likewise be efforts to settle the grievance at their level.
dismissed.
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Upon agreement of the parties, any other labor whether shouldered wholly by the parties or
dispute may be submitted to a voluntary arbitrator subsidized by the Special Voluntary Arbitration
or panel of voluntary arbitrators. Fund, shall take into account the following factors:
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shall, for the above purpose, maintain a special
fund for labor education and research.Existing
strike funds may be transformed into labor .
education and research funds in whole or in
part.The union may also periodically assess and
collect a reasonable amount from its members for
such fund.
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RULEXXII
RULEXXI
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the bargaining unit, and such other relevant data Section 7.Strike or lockout vote. - A decision to
as may facilitate the settlement of the dispute, such declare a strike must be approved by a majority of
as a brief statement or enumeration of all pending the total union membership in the bargaining unit
labor disputes involving the same parties. concerned obtained by secret ballot in meetings of
referenda called for the purpose.A decision to
In cases of bargaining deadlocks, the notice shall, declare a lockout must be approved by a majority
as far as practicable, further state the unresolved of the board of directors of the employer,
issues in the bargaining negotiations and be corporation or association or the partners in a
accompanied by the written proposals of the union, partnership obtained by a secret ballot in a meeting
the counter-proposals of the employer and the called for the purpose.
proof of a request for conference to settle the
differences.In cases of unfair labor practices, the The regional branch of the Board may, at its own
notice shall, as far as practicable, state the acts initiative or upon request of any affected party,
complained of and the efforts taken to resolve the supervise the conduct of the secret balloting.In
dispute amicably. every case, the union or the employer shall furnish
the regional branch of the Board the notice of
Any notice which does not conform with the meetings referred to in the preceding paragraph at
requirements of this and the foregoing sections least twenty-four (24) hours before such meetings
shall be deemed as not having been filed and the as well as the results of the voting at least seven
party concerned shall be so informed by the (7) days before the intended strike or lockout,
regional branch of the Board. subject to the cooling-off period provided in this
Rule.
Section 5. Disclosure of information. -In collective
bargaining, the parties shall, at the request of Section 8. Declaration of strike or lockout. - Should
either of them, make available such up-to-date the dispute remain unsettled after the lapse of the
financial information on the economic situation of requisite number of days from the filing of the
the undertaking, which is normally submitted to notice of strike or lockout and of the results of the
relevant government agencies, as is material and election required in the preceding section, the labor
necessary for meaningful negotiations.Where the union may strike or the employer may lock out its
disclosure of some of this information could be workers.The regional branch of the Board shall
prejudicial to the undertaking, its communication continue mediating and conciliating.
may be made condition upon a commitment that it
would be regarded as confidential to the extent Section 9. Improved offer balloting. - In case of a
required.The information to be made available may strike, the regional branch of the Board shall, at its
be agreed upon between the parties to collective own initiative or upon the request of any affected
bargaining. party, conduct a referendum by secret balloting on
the improved offer oftheemployer on orbefore
Section 6.Conciliation. - Upon receipt of the notice, the30th day of strike.When at least a majorityof the
the regional branch of the Board shall exert all union members vote to accept the improved offer,
efforts at mediation and conciliation to enable the the striking workers shall immediately return to
parties to settle the dispute amicably.The regional work and the employer shall thereupon readmit
branch of the Board may, upon consultation, them upon the signing of the agreement.
recommend to the parties that the notice be treated
as a preventive mediation case.It shall also In case of a lockout, the regional branch of the
encourage the parties to submit the dispute to Board shall also conduct a referendum by secret
voluntary arbitration. balloting on the reduced offer of the union on or
before the 30th day of the lockout.When at least a
During the proceedings, the parties shall not do majority of the board of directors or trustees or the
any act which may disrupt or impede the early partners holding the controlling interest in the case
settlement of the dispute.They are obliged, as part of partnership vote to accept the reduced offer, the
of their duty to bargain collectively in good faith, to workers shall immediately return to work and the
participate fully and promptly in the conciliation employer shall thereupon readmit them upon the
meetings called by the regional branch of the signing of the agreement.
Board.The regional branch of the Board shall have
the power to issue subpoenas requiring the Section 10. Hiring of replacements. - The mere
attendance of the parties to the meetings. participation of a worker in a lawful strike shall not
constitute sufficient ground for termination of his
Information and statements given at conciliation employment even if a replacement had been hired
proceedings shall be treated as privileged by the employer during such lawful strike.But any
communications.Conciliators and similar officials union officer who knowingly participates in the
shall not testify in any court or body regarding any commission of illegal acts during a strike may be
matter taken up at conciliation proceedings declared to have lost his employment status.
conducted by them.
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Section 13. Criminal prosecution. - The regular In case of termination, the foregoing notices shall
courts shall have jurisdiction over any criminal be served on the employees last known address.
action under Article 272 of the Code.
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II.For termination of employment as based on worker in his former or in a substantially equivalent
authorized causes defined in Article 283 of the position or the employer may extend the period of
Code, the requirements of due process shall be suspension provided that during the period of
deemed complied with upon service of a written extension, he pays the wages and other benefits
notice to the employee and the appropriate due to the worker.In such case, the worker shall
Regional Office of the Departmentat least thirty not be bound to reimburse the amount paid to him
days before the effectivity of the termination, during the extension if the employer decides, after
specifying the ground or grounds for termination. completion of the hearing, to dismiss the worker.
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Indirect contempt shall be dealt with by the
Secretary, Commission or Labor Arbiter in the
manner prescribed under Rule 71 of the Revised
Rules of Court.
RULEXXV
Section 5. Incidental motions will not be given due
GENERAL PROVISIONS
course. - In all proceedings at all levels, motions for
dismissals or any other incidental motions shall not
Section 1. Penalties. - Any person violating any of
be given due course, but shall remain as part of
the provisions of Article 264 of the Code shall be
the records for whatever they may be worth when
punished by a fine of not less than one thousand
the case is decided on the merits.
(P1,000.00) pesos nor more than ten thousand
(P10,000.00) pesos and/or imprisonment for not
Section 6.Non-intervention of outsiders in labor
less than three(3) months nor more than three (3)
disputes. - No person other than the interested
years, or both such fine and imprisonment, at the
parties, their counsels or representatives may
discretion of the court. Prosecution under this
intervene in labor disputes pending before the
provision shall preclude prosecution for the same
Regional Office, the Bureau, Labor Arbiters, the
act under the Revised Penal Code and vice versa.
compulsory or voluntary arbitrators, the
Commission, and the Secretary.Any violation of
Section 2. Frivolous or dilatory appeals. - To
this provision will subject the outsider to the
discourage frivolous or dilatory appeals,the
administrative fines and penalties provided for in
Secretary,Commission or the Labor Arbiter shall
the Code.
impose reasonable penalties, including fines or
censures upon erring parties.
Section 7. When complaint deemed filed. - A
complaint is deemed filed upon receipt thereof by
Section 3. Enforcement of decisions, orders and
the appropriate agency which has jurisdiction over
awards. - The Secretary and the Chairman of the
the subject matter and over the parties.
Commission may take any measure under existing
laws to ensure compliance with their decisions,
Section 8. Check-off from non-members. -
orders and awards and those of Labor Arbiters and
Pursuant to Article 248 (e) of the Code, the
Voluntary Arbitrators, including the imposition of
employer shall check-off from non-union members
administrative fines which shall not be less than
within a collective bargaining unit the same
P500.00 nor more than P10,000.00 against the
reasonable fee equivalent to the dues and other
erring parties.
fees normally paid by union members without the
need for individual check-off authorizations.
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