Trade Unions Act 1940 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Constitution
30A. Authority of officers, etc., to bind union without ratification
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding any provision in any rules or resolution of any trade union, the officers of a trade union and any other persons duly appointed by the trade union to represent its members in negotiations with a view to a collective agreement shall have the authority to bargain collectively for and to bind all the members of the trade union by a collective agreement without the need for ratification by the members; and the decision of such officers or persons on any matter in such negotiations shall be the decision of all members of the trade union.
trade union
“trade union” means any association or combination of workmen or employers, whether temporary or permanent, whose principal object is to regulate relations between workmen and employers for all or any of the following purposes:(a)to promote good industrial relations between workmen and employers;(b)to improve the working conditions of workmen or enhance their economic and social status;(c)to achieve the raising of productivity for the benefit of workmen, employers and the economy of Singapore,and includes any federation;
Any provision in any rules or resolution of any trade union (whether made before, on or after 5 May 2004) that is inconsistent with subsection (1) shall be void to the extent of that inconsistency.