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LAVILLA Position Paper
LAVILLA Position Paper
Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) is not just an unlawful act of violating civil rights of
labor and management but also a criminal offense against the state. For decades, it has
been prevalent for such an employer or a labor organization to commit unfair labor
practices. As such notion, employees are threatened, abused, bullied and mistreated.
Some employees are discriminated by their employer or their labor organization. There
is law with regards to labor policies that protects employees against unfair labor practice
(ULP). Thus, the Congress of the Philippines signed by the President Ramon
Magsaysay on June 17, 1953 the Republic Act No. 875 that constitutes an act to
promote industrial peace and for other purposes. This law is composed of thirsty
sections including the unfair labor practices policy.
In addition, stated in Subsection two is about the unfair labor practice committee
by the labor organization. Paragraph one is about the Restraint or Coercion by Labor
Organization which means to restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their right
to self-organization, provided that this paragraph shall not impair the right of a labor
organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of
membership therein. Paragraph two focuses about Union Induced Discrimination that
states to cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an employee in
violation of subsection or to discriminate against an employee with respect to whom
membership in such organization has been denied or terminated on some ground other
than the usual terms and conditions under which membership or continuation of
membership is made available to other members. Paragraph three state about the
Refusal to Bargain which means to refuse to bargain collectively with the employer,
provided it is the representative of the employee’s subject to the provisions of sections
thirteen and fourteen. Paragraph four is called Featherbedding and Make-Work
arrangements which means to cause or attempt to cause an employer to pay or deliver
or agree to pay or deliver any money or other things of value, in the nature of exaction,
for services which are not performed or not to be performed. On the other hand, the
person criminally liable committed by the employers are justified in two cases. If the
employer is a sole proprietorship, then the owner is the one criminally liable. If the
employer is a corporation, associations or partnership, officers and agents, then those
who have directly participated in, authorized or ratifies unfair labor practice shall be
criminally liable.
A few years from now, unfair labor practice will continue to occur because of the
growing economy. As time passes by, we shall witness the rise of different kinds of
business establishments. So, I strongly oppose these kinds of practices. It is a toxic trait
and corrupts the environment of the workplace. Aside from its negative impact, the law
does not tolerate any types of unfair labor practice. If unfair labor practice is tolerated,
employees are restrained from their full potential of productivity. Employers and labor
organizations must abide with the law so that the workplace can be psychologically and
physically healthy to the employees.