Chart E-2 Requisites For Valid Strike
Chart E-2 Requisites For Valid Strike
Chart E-2 Requisites For Valid Strike
VALID PURPOSE
ONLY TWO KINDS OF
STRIKES ALLOWED:
(a) Economic strike
(b) ULP strike
LAWFUL MEANS
No
force, violence,
threat, intimidation or
coercion
in
the
conduct of a strike
No obstruction to the
free ingress to and
egress
from
the
employers premises for
lawful purposes, or to
obstruct
public
thoroughfares
LIABILITIES FOR
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES:
VIOLATIONS OF CBA NO
LONGER ULP, EXCEPT IN
CASE
OF
GROSS
VIOLATION OF ECONOMIC
PROVISIONS OF CBA
Loss of employment
status
Union officer: for illegal
purpose, unlawful
means/prohibited acts
and non-compliance
with procedure
PROCEDURAL
COMPLIANCE
1. Notice of Strike
2. Cooling-off period
30-days for economic strike
15-days for ULP strike
3. Strike vote
4. 7-day strike ban
If ULP on the ground of union
busting: Union may take action
immediately, but note that a
strike vote must have been
conducted and results
submitted to DOLE (Art. 263 [b];
Dept Order No. 9, Rule 22, Secs.
3 and 7)
Strike vote approved by a
majority of the TOTAL UNION
MEMBERSHIP in the bargaining
unit (hence: only members of
the majority union may vote), via
secret ballot, in a meeting or
referenda specially called for the
purpose
Lock-out vote - majority of the
Board of Directors of the
employer company, by secret
ballot in a meeting called for
such purpose