b. Union; Workers’ Association; Legitimate Workers’ Association

Labor Union and Unregistered Association as Employer

The mere fact that the respondent is a labor union does not mean that it cannot be considered as an Er of the persons who work for it. Much less should it be exempted from the very labor laws which it espouses as labor organization. (Bautista v. Inciong, G.R. No. L-52824, 16 Mar. 1988)