Labor Code Book Five – Labor Relations

219 Definitions
224 Jurisdiction of the Labor Arbiters and the Commission

225 Powers of the Commission

231 Contempt Powers of the Secretary of Labor

232 Bureau of Labor Relations

237 Registry of Unions and File Collective Bargaining Agreements

267 Exclusive bargaining representation and workers' participation in policy and decision-making
par 2 Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, workers shall have the right, subject to such
rules and regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may promulgate, to participate in policy
and decision-making processes of the establishment where they are employed insofar as said processes
will directly affect their rights, benefits and welfare. For this purpose, workers and employers may form
labor-management councils: Provided, That the representatives of the workers in such labor-
management councils shall be elected by at least the majority of all employees in said establishment. (As
amended by RA 6715)

273&275 Grievance Machinery and Voluntary Arbitration

278-G Labor dispute causing or likely to cause a strike or lockout in an industry indispensable to the
national interest, the Sec of Labor and Employment may assume jurisdiction…

289 Visitorial Power

292-B Constitutional Right of workers to security of tenure and their right to be protected against
dismissal except for just and authorized cause…

292-G The Ministry shall help promote and gradually develop, with the agreement of labor organizations
and employers, labor-management cooperation programs at appropriate levels of the enterprise based
on the shared responsibility and mutual respect in order to ensure industrial peace and improvement in
productivity, working conditions and the quality of working life. (Incorporated by Batas Pambansa Bilang
130, August 21, 1981)

292-H In establishments where no legitimate labor organization exists, labor-management committees

may be formed voluntarily by workers and employers for the purpose of promoting industrial peace. The
Department of Labor and Employment shall endeavor to enlighten and educate the workers and
employers on their rights and responsibilities through labor education with emphasis on the policy
thrusts of this Code. (As amended by Section 33, Republic Act No. 6715, March 21, 1989)