Right to Self-Organization Relative to the Implementation of K-12 Program

February 6, 2017LABOR ADVISORY NO. 002-17RIGHT TO SELF-ORGANIZATION RELATIVE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF K-12 PROGRAMPursuant to Article 3 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, Rules Implementing Book V of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended by Department Order No. 40-03, as further amended, and Section 3 (10) of the DOLE-DEPED-TESDA-CHED Joint Guidelines on the Implementation of the Labor and Management Component of the Republic Act No. 10533 otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, and consistent with the policy directive to strictly implement and enforce the workers' right to self-organization, the following are hereby reiterated: SECTION 1.  Right to Self-Organization of Personnel in the Higher Educational Institution. — All personnel in the Higher Educational Institution shall enjoy the right to self-organization during the transition period of the implementation of the K-12 Program.The rights and conditions of membership to faculty association, teaching and non-teaching union or similar organization shall be governed by its constitution and by-laws, and Article 250 {Article 241} of the Labor Code of the Philippines,...