Conditions for Registration of Federations or National Unions.
Article 284
ART. 284. Conditions for Registration of Federations or National Unions. — No federation or national union shall be registered to engage in any organizational activity in more than one industry in any area or region, and no federation or national union shall be registered to engage in any organizational activity in more than one industry all over the country. The federation or national union which meets the requirements and conditions herein prescribed may organize and affiliate locals and chapters without registering such locals or chapters with the Bureau. Locals or chapters shall have the same rights and privileges as if they were registered in the Bureau: Provided, That such federation or national union organizes such locals or chapters within its assigned organizational field of activity as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor. The Bureau shall see to it that federations and national unions shall only organize locals and chapters within a specific industry or region.