Statement of Objectives.
Article 259
ART. 259. Statement of Objectives. - It is the policy of the State: To promote free collective bargaining, including voluntary arbitration, as a mode of settling labor disputes; To promote free trade unionism as an agent of democracy, social justice and development; To rationalize and restructure the labor movement in order to eradicate inter-union and intra-union conflicts; To promote the enlightenment of workers concerning their rights and obligations as union members and as employees; To provide an adequate administrative machinery for the expeditious settlement of labor disputes; and (f) To ensure a stable but dynamic and just industrial peace.