CASE DIGEST: STA. LUCIA EAST COMMERCIAL CORP VS SECRETARY OF DOLE

STA. LUCIA EAST COMMERCIAL CORP

VS

SECRETARY OF DOLE

G.R. No. 162355

August 14, 2009,

We find it strange that the employer itself, SLECC, filed a motion to oppose CLUP-SLECCWA’s petition for certification election. In petitions for certification election, the employer is a mere bystander and cannot oppose the petition or appeal the Med-Arbiter’s decision. The exception to this rule, which happens when the employer is requested to bargain collectively, is not present in the case before us.