Rights of Legitimate Labor Organizations.
Article 289
ART. 289. Rights of Legitimate Labor Organizations. — A legitimate labor organization shall have the right: To act or be certified to as the exclusive representative of all the employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining; To own property, real and personal, for the use and benefit of the labor organization and its members; To sue and be sued in its registered name; and To undertake all other activities designed to benefit the organization and its members, including cooperative housing, welfare and other projects not contrary to law, The incomes and properties of legitimate labor organizations shall be free from taxes, including gifts or donations they may receive from fraternal and similar organizations, local or foreign.