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Brightline Components, Inc., a plant employing about 260 workers, forms a labor organization called Brightline Workers Union (BWU). After a representation election supervised by a Labor Arbiter, BWU is certified as the exclusive bargaining representative (EBR) for the plant. The employer refuses to recognize BWU as EBR, directs supervisors to hold meetings with non-members to sway opinions, and terminates two BWU organizers within 20 days after the election, citing alleged misconduct. The employer then negotiates a separate collective bargaining agreement with a non-member body, the Shift Supervisors Forum, consisting mostly of foremen and non-members. A BWU member files an unfair labor practice complaint alleging interference with the employees’ right to self-organization. (a) Has the employer committed unfair labor practices? Identify the controlling doctrine and apply it. (b) What makes BWU a legitimate labor organization under the Labor Code? (c) What remedies may be available to BWU and its members?

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The employer’s actions are allowed because the EBR is merely a claim of exclusive representation and does not restrict management prerogatives; the remedy is to permit multiple unions to bargain concurrently. No. The existence of a non-member bargaining body may be permissible in the absence of an exclusive representation; the remedy would be to negotiate with the non-member body and not with BWU. BWU’s legitimacy under the Labor Code requires it to be formed by employees, not dominantly controlled by management, and to have been properly registered and recognized; BWU’s certification as EBR satisfies legitimate organization, and the remedy is to enforce recognition and require good faith bargaining by the employer. Yes. The employer committed unfair labor practices by refusing to recognize BWU as EBR after certification, directing supervisors to hold anti-union meetings with non-members, terminating two BWU organizers within 20 days, and negotiating with a non-member body. The controlling doctrine is that employees have the right to organize and choose an exclusive bargaining agent, and employers may not interfere with that right or bargain in bad faith with a non-member group. Remedies include reinstatement with back pay for the terminated organizers, recognition of BWU as the exclusive bargaining representative and a duty to bargain in good faith.

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