Litton Mills Employees v. Ferrer-Calleja Digest
Litton Mills Employees v. Ferrer-Calleja Digest
Whether or not the respondent's act of affiliating petitionerunion with GATCORD is a ground for impeachment under petitionerunion Constitution and By-Laws
Held:
Yes.
It will appear in such case that the union itself has ratified
the act of affiliation. It will be noted that Umali, albeit
belatedly, presented the signatures of 700 members of the
union, as proof of the support he had from them for the
union's affiliation with GATCORD.
Ratio:
Section 2, Article XV of the petitioner-union's Constitution and ByLaws provides the procedures to be followed, to wit: (1)
Impeachment should be initiated by petition signed by at least 30%
of all bona fide members of the union, and addressed to the
Chairman of the Executive Board; (b) A general membership
meeting shall be convened by the Board Chairman to consider the
impeachment of an officer; (c) Before any impeachment vote is
finally taken, the union officer against whom impeachment charges
have been filed shall be given ample opportunity to defend
himself , and (d) A majority of all the members of the union shall be
required to impeach or recall union officers.