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Orion Electronics, a plant employing 320 workers, forms a labor organization called Orion Electronics Workers Union (OEWU). After a representation election supervised by the Labor Arbiter, OEWU is certified as the exclusive bargaining representative (EBR) for the plant. The employer refuses to recognize OEWU as EBR, directs supervisors to hold meetings with non-members to sway opinions, and suspends two OEWU organizers within 22 days after the election, citing misconduct. The employer then negotiates a separate collective bargaining agreement with a non-member body, the Supervisors Council, consisting mainly of foremen and non-members. A plant employee files an unfair labor practice complaint alleging interference with the employees’ right to self-organization. (a) Has the employer committed unfair labor practices? Identify the controlling doctrine and apply it. (b) What makes OEWU a legitimate labor organization under the Labor Code? (c) What remedies may be available to OEWU and its members?