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  "id": 5525324,
  "title": "Union loses bid to retain secretary after employment status ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/union-loses-bid-to-retain-secretary-after-employment-status-ruling",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T08:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/04/union-loses-bid-to-retain-secretary-after-employment-status-ruling"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed a trade union's bid to overturn a decision by the director-general of trade unions that its secretary, Kamarul Baharin Mansor, was no longer eligible to remain a member or hold office because he was not a workman. The union, Peninsular Malaysia Maintenance Services and Waste Management Workers Union, challenged the director-general's May 2024 decision not to register Mansor as their secretary for the 2023-2026 term, after a complaint was lodged questioning his eligibility. The court ruled that the director-general acted within his powers in determining Mansor's employment status, dismissing the union's judicial review application.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Union loses bid to retain secretary after employment status ruling",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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