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FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING UNION ORGANIZATION AND DISALLOWING CANCELLATION OF UNION REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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February 1, 2017
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04928 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING UNION ORGANIZATION AND DISALLOWING CANCELLATION OF UNION REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| SHORT TITLE : " Union Formation Act " |
| ABSTRACT : Provides that independent union or a local/chapter has only to give notice of its creation to the DOLE to acquire legal personality; Removes the twenty percent minimum membership requirement for creation of independent union and lowers to two, the ten unions or locals for federation or national unions. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C. |
| DATE FILED : 2017-02-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Nieto (000 2018-03-22) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB08186 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2017-02-08 |
Abstract
Provides that independent union or a local/chapter has only to give notice of its creation to the DOLE to acquire legal personality; Removes the twenty percent minimum membership requirement for creation of independent union and lowers to two, the ten unions or locals for federation or national unions
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