Katanungan:
Ako po ay isang baguhan na empleyado sa isang factory ng mga damit. May union po dito na nagpro-protekta at nanga-ngalaga sa mga rank and file employees. Maari na po ba akong sumali sa union kahit na ako po ay wala pang isang taon sa kumpanya?
Kasagutan: (Suhestiyon lamang: Kumunsulta sa abogado upang malinawan pa)
One of the rights sought to be protected is the right of workers to self-organization and to form, join, or assist labor organizations of their own choosing. (Articles 3 and 243, Labor Code) In this regard, the Labor Code also declares as a policy of the State the fostering of a free and voluntary organization of a strong and united labor movement. (Article 211(A)(c), Labor Code)
Consequently, the Labor Code declares that it shall be unlawful for any person to restrain, coerce, discriminate against or unduly interfere with employees and workers in their exercise of the right to self-organization, which includes the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations for the purpose of collective bargaining through representatives of their own choosing and to engage in lawful concerted activities for the same purpose or for their mutual aid and protection. (Article 246, Labor Code)
Nakasaad sa ating Saligang Batas na karapatan ng empleyado na bumuo, sumuporta, at sumali sa isang union sa oras na siya ay kunin bilang isang empleyado. Walang qualification maging siya man ay regular o casual employee. Hindi siya maaring pigilan, takutin, o husgahan ng kanyang employer sa kagustuhan niyang sumali sa isang union dahil ito ay isang karapatan na pinapangalagaan ng ating batas. Kapag ang ipinagbawal ng employer ang pagsali maari siyang makasuhan sa loob ng ating Labor Code.