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GlobalTech Services, a private IT services firm employing 240 workers, conducts a secret-ballot election for an exclusive bargaining representative (EBR). The workers elect TechUnion as the EBR. Management refuses to recognize the union, publicly declares a 'no-union' policy, and transfers two union stewards to non-union teams in retaliation. The workers file a complaint with the NLRC alleging interference with their rights to self-organization and to bargain collectively. (a) Identify the constitutional doctrine at stake and its controlling rule. (b) Distinguish it from any claimed managerial prerogative and whether such prerogative can override constitutional rights. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts and state the proper remedy under the Constitution and the Labor Code.