Practice question
Warehouse workers establish an association solely for mutual assistance and lawful protection, not as an exclusive bargaining union. Their employer argues that self-organization protects only unions and that workers with a definite employer cannot maintain such an association. Which is the best response under Hanjin?
- Both employer arguments are correct.
- Only unemployed persons may associate.
- The association automatically holds exclusive bargaining authority.
- The association must first win a strike.
- Self-organization extends beyond unionism; the claimed categorical exclusion is unsound, while association and bargaining status remain distinct.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution Article XIII Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Hanjin Shipyard v BLR, G.R. 211145, October 14, 2015, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/oct2015/gr_211145_2015.html
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