SUPREME COURT SAYS: EMPLOYER’S NON-REMITTANCE OF UNION DUES CONSTITUTES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE LABOR ARBITER
In a recent development in labor jurisprudence, the question of jurisdiction over complaints regarding non-remittance of union dues by employers has been decisively settled. A recent ruling emphasized that such complaints, arising from the failure of employers to remit collected union member dues as stipulated in a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), do not fall under the purview of “intra-union disputes.” Instead, they constitute unfair labor practices, specifically interference with employees’ rights to self-organization.