REGISTERED LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, WORKERS’ ASSOCIATIONS

AND EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

As of 4th Quarter 2023

A Summary Report

As of the Fourth Quarter of 2023, the nationwide count of registered labor

organizations reached 138,083, with around 5.7 million reported memberships.
Among these registered labor organizations, 85.1% or 117,516 organizations are
attributed to workers' associations, representing more than 3.4 million reported
members. Private sector unions constitute 13.5% with a total of 18,587 labor
organizations with 1.7 million members. The remaining 1.4% of the total labor
organizations is accounted for by public sector unions, comprising around 1,980
employees' organizations and a total membership of 613,885.

For the private sector unions, 99.1% is accounted for the enterprise-based
unions, comprised of 54.2% (9,997) chartered locals, 42.0% (7,743) independent
unions and 3.7% (689) affiliates. By membership, majority of the reported members
are from independent unions with 823,228 members. Chartered locals followed with
671,393 reported memberships. Meanwhile, other registered labor organizations in
the private sector are 14 trade union centers, 140 federations and 4 industry unions.

Currently, the number of registered workers’ associations operating in one

region reached 117,446, with around 3.3 million reported members. On the other hand,
70 workers’ associations operating in more than one region are registered with
134,763 reported members.

For the public sector employees’ organizations (PSEOs), the total number of
registered PSEOs reached 1,980. This is composed of 48% or 960 Local Government
Units (LGUs), 29% or 571 National Government Agencies (NGAs), 12% or 237 State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and 11% or 212 Government Owned and Controlled
Corporations (GOCCs). In terms of members, NGAs recorded the highest membership
with 357,240 members, while LGUs came next with 144,641 reported members.

As of the reporting period, there are a total of 1,166 existing collective

bargaining agreements (CBAs) with 283,502 covered workers. Among these are 720
(62%) CBAs bargained between the management and federated unions, covering
163,477 workers. Meanwhile, the remaining 38%, comprising 446 CBAs, are
bargained by independent unions, with a total coverage of 120,025 workers.

In the Fourth Quarter of 2023, the registration of unions in both the public and
private sectors and workers associations (138,083) showed a 1.28% increase
compared to the Third Quarter of 2023 (136,338), representing an additional 1,745
registered labor organizations with 82,118 reported members. Additionally, there was
a 10.5% increment in registrations in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 (138,083) compared
to the same period in 2022 (124,946), indicating an increase of 13,137 registrations.

Note: The number of organization members may not be updated since the data of Workers’ Association members from the Online
Union Registration System are not yet included. The figures are also subject to changes due to ongoing data cleaning and
validation.
 REGISTERED LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, WORKERS’ ASSOCIATIONS
AND EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
As of 4th Quarter 2023

Labor Organizations / Number of Reported Members/

Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) Organizations / CBAs Workers Covered

Labor Organizations 138,083 5,690,464

Public Sector 1,980 613,885

National Government Agencies (NGA) 571 357,240
Local Government Units (LGU) 960 144,641
State Universities & Colleges (SUC) 237 47,923
Government Owned & Controlled Corporations (GOCC) 212 64,081

Private Sector 18,587 1,665,298

Trade Union Centers 14 *
Federations 140 *
Industry Unions 4 *
Enterprise Based Unions 18,429 1,665,298
Affiliates 689 170,677
Chartered locals 9,997 671,393
Independent unions 7,743 823,228

Workers Association 117,516 3,411,281

Operating in one region 117,446 3,276,518 **
Operating in more than one region 70 134,763

Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) 1,166 283,502

Independent Unions 446 120,025
Federated Unions 720 163,477
Source of Data: Records transmitted by the DOLE Regional Offices to the Bureau of Labor Relations,
Preliminary Data
* Included in the total membership
** Data on OURS not yet included