Article III - Membership

Section 1. Field of membership - Any full-time college faculty member of ADDU not otherwise disqualified by law, regardless of sex, race , nationality, religious or political belief or affiliation, is eligible for membership in the union.

Section 2. Admission of Members. – REGULAR faculty members of ADDU qualified members of the union upon recommendation of the Committee on Membership to the President of the union. The Committee shall require them to fill out membership forms that also include their declaration of commitment to abide by the CBL of the union.

Sec. 3. Members-on-Leave. - All deans, department chairs, officers-in-charge, program coordinators and other heads receiving honoraria who also have faculty status are considered Members-on-Leave or honorary members of the union. The Committee on Membership shall submit to the Secretary the names of the members identified by the Human Resource Management and Development Office (HRMDO) as administrators; hence, members on leave in the union.

Sec. 4. Rights of Members – All CFU-ADDU members shall have the following rights:

a. Regular Members:

1. Right to access and participate in all meetings;
2. Right to any appointive or elective office of the Union unless prohibited by Union CBL;
3. Right to participate and vote on all matters relating to the affairs of the union and be involved in its activities such as: (1) general meetings, (2) deliberations, (3) special meetings, and (4) decision-making;
4. Right to be informed of all the actions, policies, programs and projects and to have access to all records on financial matters, all Union documents as well as agreements entered into by the union;
5. Right to express opinions and ideas pertaining to matters affecting the welfare of the union;
6. Right to refer problems/issues related to his or her work to any BOD officer or any pertinent committee established for that purpose for speedy action and/or settlement;
7. Right to have a procedure for redress of legitimate grievances;
8. Right to be entitled to due process as provided by law; and
9. Right to oust the President or any of the BOD members in a meeting called by any member of the BOD decided by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the total members of the union.

b. Members-on-leave: Members on leave shall enjoy the same rights as regular members except for numbers 2, 3 and 9 under Sec. 4 (a) of Article III.

Section 5. Disqualification from Membership. - Members of illegal organizations are disqualified from membership in the CFU-ADDU. Those who, by false declaration, obtain membership in this union who are actually members of such groups, shall be expelled.

Section 6. Expulsion, Suspension, Cessation of Membership. - Proceedings for expulsion, suspension and cessation of Membership shall adhere to the provisions laid out in Article XI of this Constitution.