Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina
Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina | |
Front cover of the book "The Union Obrera Democratica: First Filipino Labor Union" written by historian William Henry Scott, published in 1993. | |
| Predecessor | Unión Democrática de Litografos, Impresores, Encuadernadores y Otros Obreros (labor union) |
|---|---|
| Successor | Unión del Trabajo de Filipinas Unión de Impresores de Filipinas-1906 Congreso Obrero de Filipinas |
| Founded | February 2, 1902 Sampaloc, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Founder | Isabelo de los Reyes |
| Dissolved | 1904 |
| Location | |
| Members | 150,000 (1903) |
Key people | Isabelo de los Reyes Hermenegildo Cruz Dominador Gomez Pascual H. Poblete |
Formerly called | Unión Obrera Democrática (Democratic Workers Union) |
The Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina (UOD or UODF, English: Philippine Democratic Labor Union) was a national trade union center in the Philippines. The organization was considered as the first-ever modern trade union federation in the history of the country, composed of unions from various labor industries; earlier and prior labor groups had been more of mutual aid societies and guilds. The organization had thirty-three affiliated trade unions as of 1902. In 1903, the organization counted 150 affiliated unions, with around 20,000 members in the Manila area. At its peak, the Union Obrera Democratica had approximately 150,000 members in eight provinces of Luzon. Its members were also the very first members of the Philippine Independent Church when it was proclaimed in 1902.