1.   Nader also criticized the use of compulsory arbitration to settle workplace or franchising disputes outside the courtroom.

2.   Failed negotiations would trigger compulsory arbitration.

3.   Government sources have confirmed for Associated Press that the Ministry of Local Government and Labor probably will order compulsory arbitration if the strike drags on.

4.   If the negotiations fail, compulsory arbitration would be the next step.

5.   Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma has issued an order referring the dispute to the National Labor Relations Commission for compulsory arbitration.

6.   Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma has issued an order referring the labor dispute to the National Labor Relations Commission for compulsory arbitration.

7.   The government is likely to intervene by ordering compulsory arbitration if the strike lasts for long, despite official assurances to the contrary.

8.   To avoid provoking the government into ordering compulsory arbitration, only some offshore workers have been called to strike.

9.   Labor Secretary Leonardo Quisumbing issued the order after representatives of disputing parties agreed to submit to compulsory arbitration by a government labor relations body.