Legal Insights

Union Membership Eligibility Insights From the Coca-Cola Case

The Supreme Court clarifies when ineligible employees affect union registration, and when a motion for reconsideration may be excused.

Union Registration Misrepresentation Claims and the Limits of Cancellation Under the Labor Code

The Supreme Court clarifies that only grounds listed in Article 247 of the Labor Code justify cancellation of union registration, not lack of mutuality of interests.

Union Registration Misrepresentation and Managerial Employees: Key SC Ruling

The Supreme Court clarifies when misrepresentation can cancel a union's registration and how managerial employee status affects labor union rights.

Upholding Union Registration: No Fraud Without Vitiated Consent

Supreme Court clarifies that minor errors in union registration do not justify cancellation absent fraud vitiating member consent.

Simplified Union Registration in the Philippines: Understanding DOLE Department Order 40-03

The Supreme Court upheld DOLE Department Order 40-03, confirming simplified registration rules for local chapters of labor federations.

Union Registration in the Philippines: Balancing Compliance and Workers' Rights

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when failure to submit union reports warrants cancellation of registration, and the DOLE Secretary's review power.

Union Registration Fraud Claims: What Eagle Ridge Teaches About Labor Organizing

Supreme Court clarifies when misrepresentation claims can cancel a union's registration, protecting workers' right to self-organization.

Union Registration and the 20% Membership Rule: Lessons from Mariwasa Siam Ceramics

The Supreme Court clarifies that the 20% membership requirement applies only at registration, not throughout a union's existence.

Upholding the Right to Organize: How the Supreme Court Scrutinizes Union Registration Objections

In Heritage Hotel Manila v. PIGLAS-Heritage, the Supreme Court rejected technical objections to union registration and affirmed the workers' right to self-organization.

Upholding Workers Rights THE Importance OF Valid Union Registration AND Protection Against Employer Interference

Union Registration Validity and Challenges in Philippine Labor Context

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that a registered union's legal personality cannot be collaterally attacked in certification election cases.

Union Registration and Legal Personality in Certification Election Cases

A union must strictly comply with registration requirements to gain legal personality for certification elections. The Supreme Court explains the rules.

Union Registration Mixed Composition Bars Legal Standing In Labor Disputes

A union with mixed supervisory and rank-and-file members lacks legal personality to file petitions in labor disputes.

Finality of Labor Rulings: Appeal Limits in Union Registration Cases

Understand the Supreme Court's ruling on appeal limits and finality in labor cases, clarifying jurisdictional boundaries and procedural rules.

Administrative Power vs Supreme Court Rulings: Understanding Labor Law in the Philippines

This case clarifies when the Secretary of Labor's rules can supersede prior Supreme Court rulings on union registration requirements.

Retroactive Registration: How Late Filings Can Validate Labor Union Petitions in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court explains when late union registration can retroactively validate a certification election petition under labor law.

Union Registration Fraud and Misrepresentation: Lessons from Pizza Hut Case

Philippine Supreme Court rules on fraud in union registration and certification election rights under the Labor Code.