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Practice question: Self-organization and Collective Bargaining (Art. XIII)

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Practice question

Workers and management use lawful conciliation to settle a benefits dispute. A participant says voluntary settlement contradicts constitutional self-organization because only confrontation is permitted. Which is sound?
  1. The Constitution promotes voluntary modes including conciliation while protecting labor rights.
  2. Conciliation automatically abolishes unions.
  3. Only strikes can ever settle labor disputes.
  4. Management may compel waiver of all statutory rights.
  5. Workers forfeit every benefit by attending a meeting.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article XIII Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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