CASE DIGEST: SAMAHAN v SEC OF LABOR (FILSYSTEMS)
SAMAHAN VS SEC OF LABOR (FILSYSTEMS) 290 SCRA 680 [June 5, 1998] NATURE Special civil action for certiorari assailing the resolution and order of respondent Secretary dismissing petitioner’s petition for certification election FACTS -petitioner Samahan ng mga Manggagawa sa Filsystems (SAMAFILNAFLU-KMU) is a registered labor union. It filed a petition for certification election among the […]
CASE DIGEST: DUNLOP SLAZENGER V SEC. OF LABOR (RUIZ)
DUNLOP SLAZENGER VS SEC. OF LABOR (RUIZ) 300 SCRA 120 [DECEMBER 11, 1998] NATURE Petition for certiorari FACTS -Respondent union filed a Petition for Certification Election among the supervisory, office and technical employees of the petitioner company before the DOLE, Regional Office No. III. -Petitioner company filed a motion to dismiss based on 1) that […]
CASE DIGEST: LOPEZ SUGAR CORPORATION v. Sec. of Labor [NACUSIP and CAILO]
LOPEZ SUGAR CORPORATION VS Sec. of Labor [NACUSIP and CAILO] 247 SCRA 1 [August 1995] Facts -The Med-Arbiter, sustained by the Secretary of Labor and Employment, has ruled that Art. 257 is mandatory and give him no other choice than to conduct a certification election upon the receipt of the corresponding petition. “Art. 257. Petitions […]
CASE DIGEST: San Miguel Corp. v. Mandaue
San Miguel Corp. VS Mandaue 467 SCRA 107 [Aug. 16, 2005] Facts -CA affirmes DOLE Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, ordering the immediate conduct of a certification election among the petitioner’s rank-and-file employees. -Federation of Free Workers (FFW/ respondent) filed a petition for certification election with the DOLE Regional Office No. VII. It […]
CASE DIGEST: REYES v. TRAJANO
REYES VS TRAJANO 209 SCRA 484 [June 2, 1992] NATURE Special civil action of certiorari FACTS -The officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Labor Relations (Hon. Cresenciano Trajano) sustained the denial by the Med Arbiter of the right to vote of one hundred forty-one (141) members of the “Iglesia ni Kristo” […]
CASE DIGEST: NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTELS, ETC. VS SECRETARY OF DOLE
NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTELS, ETC. VS SECRETARY OF DOLE G.R. No. 181531 [July 31, 2009] ISSUE: Whether employees on probationary status at the time of the certification elections should be allowed to vote HELD: YES. The inclusion of Gatbonton’s vote was proper not because it was not questioned but because probationary […]
CASE DIGEST: GEORGE AND PETER LINES, INC. v. ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION
GEORGE AND PETER LINES, INC. VS ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION 134 SCRA 82 [January 17, 1985] NATURE Petition for certiorari to review the decision of the Bureau of Labor Relations. FACTS -George and Peter Lines, Inc. (petitioner) is involved in shipping, while Associated Labor Unions (ALU, respondent) is a legitimate labor organization. -July 16, 1878: a […]
CASE DIGEST: SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PERMEX VS SECRETARY OF LABOR
SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PERMEX VS SECRETARY OF LABOR G.R. No. 107792 [March 2, 1998] A certification election was conducted among employees of respondent Permex Producer and Exporter Corporation with ‘No Union’ winning [NFL lost]. Later however, some employees of Permex Producer formed a labor organization known as the Samahang Manggagawa sa Permex (SMP) which […]
CASE DIGEST: COLGATE PALMOLIVE PHILIPPINES, Inc. V OPLE
COLGATE PALMOLIVE PHILIPPINES, Inc. VS OPLE 163 SCRA 323 [June 30, 1988] NATURE Petition for certiorari FACTS -The respondent Union filed a Notice of Strike with the Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) on ground of unfair labor practice consisting of alleged refusal to bargain, dismissal of union officers/members; and coercing employees to retract their membership […]
CASE DIGEST: ALGIRE V DE MESA
ALGIRE VS DE MESA 237 SCRA 647 [October 19, 1994] NATURE Petition for certiorari to nullify and set aside a decision of the Secretary of Labor FACTS -Universal Robina Textile Monthly Salaried Employees Union (URTMSEU) filed on September 4, 1990 a petition for the holding of an election of union officers with the Arbitration Branch […]
