TOPIC: Bargaini Bargaining ng History CASE: National Association of Free Trade Union (NAFLU !s "ainit L#$%er &e!elo'$ent Co$'any or)ers Union ("AL&ECO CITATION: *+ No, -./01, &ece$%er 023 2..4 Petitioner alleges t5at t5e e$'loyer "AL&ECO 6as co$'osed of t6o %argaining #nits3 t5e Sa6$ill &i!ision in B#t#an City and t5e Logging &i!ision in 7a'anta 8alley3 9itc5arao3 Ag#san Norte3 a%o#t 4 )ilo$eters distant fro$ eac5 ot5er, T5ey 5ad t6o se'arate CBA;s, fro$ 2.-.<2./3 t5e "inistry of La%or and E$'loy$ent recogni=ed t5e e>istence of t6o se'arate %argaining #nit at "AL&ECO3 one for its Logging &i!ision and anot5er for its Sa6$ill &i!ision, B#t signi?cantly3 o#t of 042 e$'loyees of "AL&ECO3 2-/ consented and s#''orted t5e 'etition for certi?cation election3 t5ere%y con?r$ing t5eir desire for @#st one %argaining re'resentati!e, "oreo!er3 65ile t5e e>istence of a %argaining 5istory is a factor t5at $ay %e rec)oned 6it5 in deter$ining t5e a''ro'riate %argaining #nit3 t5e sa$e is not decisi!e or concl#si!e, Ot5er factors $#st %e considered, T5e test of gro#'ing its co$$#nity or $#t#ality of interests, T5is is so %eca#se t5e %asic test of asserted %argaining #nit;s acce'ta%ility is 65et5er or not it is f#nda$entally t5e co$%ination 65ic5 6ill %est ass#re to all e$'loyees t5e e>ercise of t5eir collecti!e %argaining rig5ts, Certainly3 t5ere is a $#t#ality of interest a$ong t5e e$'loyers of t5e Sa6$ill &i!ision and t5e Logging &i!ision, T5eir f#nctions f#nctions $es5 6it5 one anot5er anot5er,, One gro#' gro#' needs t5e t5e ot5er in t5e sa$e 6ay t5at t5e co$'any needs t5e$ %ot5, T5ere $ay %e dierence dierence as as to t5e nat#re nat#re o t5eir t5eir indi!id#al indi!id#al assign$ents %#t t5e distinctions are not eno#g5 to 6arrant t5e for$ation af a se'arate %argaining #nit, TOPIC: Bargaini Bargaining ng History CASE: P5ili''ine Land
cl#de 2 e$'loyees fro$ 'artici'ating in t5e election, T5e $otion 5o6e!er is denied, After t5e election and 6it5in -0 5o#rs after s#c5 election3 AA ?led a 'etition contesting t5e election on t5e gro#nd of ineligi%ility of 2 !otes 65ic5 is c5allenged, T5e Ind#strial Co#rt ordered t5at all t5e c5allenged %e o'ened and can!assed, PLASLU $o!ed for reconsideration 65ic5 6as 5o6e!er denied, Adding t5e !otes to t5e res#lts of t5e certi?cation election t5e ?nal co#nt 6as: AAD-- !otes and PLASLUD0., Hence3 t5e 'etition of PLASLU for re!ie6 %y certiorari of t5e order of t5e CI+, ISSUE: ON cas#al e$'loyees and t5ose e$'loyed on day to day %asis $#st %e considered se'arate to t5e reg#lar e$'loyees, +ULIN*: es, es, T5e e$'loyees e$'loyees 65ose 65ose !ote 6ere 6ere c5allenged c5allenged 6ore 6ore 5ired 5ired on te$'orary or cas#al %asis and 5ad 6or) of a dierent nat#re fro$ t5ose of t5e la%orers 'er$itted to !ote in t5e certi?cation election, T5e $ost eGcacio# eGcacio#s s %argaining %argaining #nit is is one 65ic5 65ic5 co$'rised co$'rised of constit#ents en@oying a co$$#nity or $#t#ality of interest, T5is is so %eca#se t5e %asic test of a %argaining #nit;s acce'ta%ility 65et5er it 6ill %est sec#re to all e$'loyees t5e e>ercise of t5eir collecti!e %argaining rig5ts, Hence3 'iece 6or)ers e$'loyed on cas#al %asis or day to day %asis cannot considered to 5a!e s#c5 $#t#ality of interest as to @#stify t5eir incl#sion in a %argaining #nit, BELYCA CORPORATION vs. FERRER CALLEJA G.R. No. 77395 November 29, 19 F!"#s$ #ne 3 2.13 2.13 Associated Associated La%or Union Union (ALU< (ALUcl#si!e %argaining agent of all
t5e ran) and ?le e$'loyees6or)ers of Belyca Cor'oration (Li!estoc) and Agro<&i!ision, B#t 'etitioner contends t5at t5e %argaining #nit $#st incl#de all t5e 6or)ers in its integrated %#siness concerns ranging fro$ 'iggery3 'o#ltry3 to s#'er$arts and cine$as so as not to s'lit an ot5er6ise single %argaining #nit into frag$ented %argaining #nits, Iss%e$ 65et5er or not t5e 'ro'osed %argaining #nit is an a''ro'riate %argaining #nit, &e'($ It is %eyond J#estion t5at t5e e$'loyees of t5e li!estoc) and agro di!ision of 'etitioner cor'oration 'erfor$ 6or) entirely dierent fro$ t5ose 'erfor$ed %y e$'loyees in t5e s#'er$arts and cine$a, A$ong ot5ers3 t5e noted dierence are: t5eir 6or)ing conditions3 5o#rs of 6or)3 rates of 'ay3 incl#ding t5e categories of t5eir 'ositions and e$'loy$ent stat#s, As stated %y 'etitioner cor'oration in its 'osition 'a'er3 d#e to t5e nat#re of t5e %#siness in 65ic5 its li!estoc)ercise of t5eir collecti!e %argaining rig5ts, )AI*A&AN NG +ANGGAGAANG PILIPINO -)A+PIL )ATIP/NAN0 vs. TRAJANO G.R. No. 751 *e#ember 9, 1991 F!"#s$ Fe%r#ary 0-3 2.23 t5e National Federation of La%or Unions (NAFLU 6as declared t5e e>cl#si!e %argaining re'resentati!e of all ran)ec#ted %et6een it and 8I+ON, NAFLU a''ealed, It contended t5at at t5e ti$e t5e 'etition for certi?cation election 6as ?led on A'ril 223 2./3 it 6as in 'rocess of collecti!e %argaining 6it5 8I+ON t5at t5ere 6as in fact a deadloc) in t5e negotiations 65ic5 5ad 'ro$'ted it to ?le a notice of stri)e and t5at t5ese circ#$stances constit#ted a %ar to t5e 'etition for election, Iss%e$ 5et5er or not 9A"PIL;s 'etition for certi?cation election is %arred %eca#se3 before its ling, a bargaining deadlock between VIRON and NAFLU, had been submitted to conciliation or arbitration or had become the subect of a !alid notice of strike or lockout" &e'($ It see$s fairly certain t5at 'rior to t5e ?ling of t5e 'etition for election in t5is case3 t5ere 6as no s#c5 %argaining deadloc) ,,, (65ic5 5ad %een s#%$itted to conciliation or ar%itration or 5ad %eco$e t5e s#%@ect of a !alid notice of stri)e or loc)o#t, To %e s#re3 t5ere are in t5e record assertions %y NAFLU t5at its atte$'ts to %ring 8I+ON to t5e negotiation ta%le 5ad %een #ns#ccessf#l %eca#se of t5e latter;s recalcitrance and #nf#l?lled 'ro$ises to %argain collecti!ely %#t t5ere is no 'roof t5at it 5ad ta)en any action to legally coerce 8I+ON to co$'ly 6it5 its stat#tory d#ty to %argain collecti!ely, It co#ld 5a!e c5arged 8I+ON 6it5 #nfair la%or 'ractice %#t it did not, It co#ld 5a!e gone on a legiti$ate stri)e in 'rotest against 8I+ON;s ref#sal to %argain
collecti!ely and co$'el it to do so %#t it did not, T5ere are assertions %y NAFLU3 too3 t5at its atte$'ts to %argain collecti!ely 5ad %een delayed %y contin#ing c5allenges to t5e resol#tion 'rono#ncing it t5e sole %argaining re'resentati!e in 8I+ON %#t t5ere is no adeJ#ate s#%stantiation t5ereof3 or of 5o6 it did in fact 're!ent initiation of t5e %argaining 'rocess %et6een it and 8I+ON,
T5e La%or Ar%iter decided t5e case solely on t5e $erits of t5e co$'laint, No65ere in t5e &ecision is $ade $ention of or reference to t5e iss#e of @#risdiction of t5e La%or Ar%iter, Iss%e$ 5et5er or not t5e La%or Ar%iter 5as @#risdiction to 5ear t5e case, &e'($ T5e @#risdiction of La%or Ar%iters and 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators is clearly de?ned and L+G C&E+ICAL* CORPORATION vs. 4OLE s'eci?cally delineated #nder Articles 02-3 012 and 010 of t5e G.R. No. 12722 Ar8' 17, 21 La%or Code, T5e cited 'ro!isions of la6 cannot %e read in isolation or se'arately, T5ey $#st %e read as a 65ole and F!"#s$ eac5 Article of t5e Code reconciled one 6it5 t5e ot5er, An L"* C5e$icals Cor'oration is engaged in t5e $an#fact#re analysis of t5e 'ro!isions of Articles 02-3 0123 and 010 and sale of !ario#s )inds of c5e$ical s#%stances, It 5as t5ree indicates3 t5at: di!isions3 na$ely: t5e Organic &i!ision3 Inorganic &i!ision 2, T5e @#risdiction of t5e La%or Ar%iter and 8ol#ntary and t5e Pina$#can B#l) Carriers, T5ere are t6o #nions 6it5in Ar%itrator or Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators o!er t5e cases 'etitioner;s Inorganic &i!ision, One #nion re'resents t5e daily en#$erated in Articles 02-3 012 and 0103 can 'ossi%ly 'aid e$'loyees and t5e ot5er #nion re'resents t5e $ont5ly incl#de $oney clai$s in one for$ or anot5er, 'aid e$'loyees, C5e$ical or)ers Union3 res'ondent3 is a 0, T5e cases 65ere t5e La%or Ar%iters 5a!e original and d#ly registered la%or organi=ation acting as t5e collecti!e e#clusi!e @#risdiction are en#$erated in Article 02-3 and t5at %argaining agent of all t5e daily 'aid e$'loyees of of t5e 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators in 'etitioner;s Inorganic &i!ision, Article 012, &ece$%er 2../3 t5e 'etitioner and t5e res'ondent started , T5e original and e>cl#si!e @#risdiction of La%or Ar%iters is negotiation for a ne6 Collecti!e Bargaining Agree$ent (CBA J#ali?ed %y an e>ce'tion as indicated in t5e introd#ctory as t5eir old CBA 6as a%o#t to e>'ire, T5ey 6ere a%le to agree sentence of Article 02- (a3 to 6it: on t5e 'olitical 'ro!isions of t5e ne6 CBA3 %#t no agree$ent Art, 02-, #risdiction of La%or Ar%iters , , , 6as reac5ed on t5e iss#e of 6age increase, T5e econo$ic (a E>ce't as ot5er6ise 'ro!ided #nder t5is iss#es 6ere not also settled, Code t5e La%or Ar%iter s5all 5a!e original it5 t5e CBA negotiations at a deadloc)3 des'ite se!eral and e>cl#si!e @#risdiction to 5ear and conferences and eorts of t5e designated conciliator< decide , , , t5e follo6ing cases in!ol!ing all $ediator3 t5e 'arties failed to reac5 an a$ica%le settle$ent, 6or)ers, , , , Secretary of La%or and E$'loy$ent3 ?nding t5e instant la%or T5e '5rase E>ce't as ot5er6ise 'ro!ided #nder t5is Code dis'#te i$'ressed 6it5 national interest3 ass#$ed refers to t5e follo6ing e>ce'tions: @#risdiction o!er t5e sa$e, A, Art, 02-, #risdiction of La%or Octo%er -3 2..13 t5e Secretary of La%or and E$'loy$ent Ar%iters , , , iss#ed t5e ?rst assailed order3 increasing t5e Co$'any;s >>> >>> >>> oer of P2/ 'er day 6age to P24 'er (day and also , t5e (c Cases arising fro$ t5e inter'retation or ne6 Collecti!e Bargaining Agree$ent 65ic5 t5e 'arties 6ill i$'le$entation of collecti!e %argaining sign '#rs#ant to t5is Order s5all retroact to an#ary 23 2..1, agree$ent and t5ose arising fro$ t5e Iss%e$ inter'retation or enforce$ent of co$'any 5et5er or not t5e SOLE co$$itted gra!e a%#se of 'roced#re'olicies s5all %e dis'osed of %y discretion a$o#nting to lac) of @#risdiction in decreeing t5e La%or Ar%iter %y referring t5e sa$e to t5at t5e CBA to %e signed %y t5e 'arties s5all retroact to t5e grie!ance $ac5inery and !ol#ntary an, 23 2..1, ar%itrator as $ay %e 'ro!ided in said &e'($ agree$ent, It $#st %e e$'5asi=ed t5at res'ondent Secretary ass#$ed B, Art, 010, #risdiction o!er ot5er la%or @#risdiction o!er t5e dis'#te %eca#se it is i$'ressed 6it5 dis'#tes, M T5e 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or national interest, As noted %y t5e Secretary3 t5e 'etitioner 'anel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators3 #'on cor'oration 6as t5en s#''lying t5e s#lfate reJ#ire$ents of agree$ent of t5e 'arties3 s5all also 5ear "SS as 6ell as t5e s#lf#ric acid of NAPOCO+3 and and decide all ot5er la%or dis'#tes conseJ#ently3 t5e contin#ation of t5e stri)e 6o#ld serio#sly incl#ding #nfair la%or 'ractices and aect t5e 6ater s#''ly of "etro "anila and t5e 'o6er s#''ly %argaining deadloc)s, of t5e L#=on *rid, S#c5 a#t5ority of t5e Secretary to ass#$e Parent5etically3 t5e original and e>cl#si!e @#risdiction carries 6it5 it t5e 'o6er to deter$ine t5e @#risdiction of t5e La%or Ar%iter #nder Article 02retroacti!ity of t5e 'arties; CBA, (c3 for $oney clai$s is li$ited only to t5ose arising It is 6ell settled in o#r @#ris'r#dence t5at t5e a#t5ority of t5e fro$ stat#tes or contracts ot5er t5an a Collecti!e Secretary of La%or to ass#$e @#risdiction o!er a la%or dis'#te Bargaining Agree$ent, T5e 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or ca#sing or li)ely to ca#se a stri)e or loc)o#t in an ind#stry Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators 6ill 5a!e original and indis'ensa%le to national interest incl#des and e>tends to all e>cl#si!e @#risdiction o!er $oney clai$s arising J#estions and contro!ersies arising t5erefro$, Te o:er 8s fro$ t5e inter'retation or i$'le$entation of t5e 'e;!r< !;( (8s"re#8o;!r< 8; ;!#%re #o e;!b'e 8m #o Collecti!e Bargaining Agree$ent and3 t5ose arising e=e"#8ve'< !;( e>"8e;#'< (8sose o? #e r8m!r< fro$ t5e inter'retation or enforce$ent of co$'any (8s%#e. 'ersonnel 'olicies3 #nder Article 012, , T5e @#risdiction of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or Panel of *AN JO*E !s, NLRC !;( OCEAN TER+INAL *ERICE*, 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators is 'ro!ided for in Arts, 012 and 010 of INC. t5e La%or Code as indicated a%o!e, G.R. No. 121227 A%@%s# 17, 199 2, A close reading of Article 012 indicates t5at t5e original and e>cl#si!e @#risdiction of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or Panel of F!"#s$ 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators is li$ited only to: , , , #nresol!ed grie!ances arising fro$ t5e inter'retation or i$'le$entation of t5e G O E * T O * C . Collecti!e Bargaining Agree$ent and t5ose P E T I T IO N F O R LA3* NLRC arising fro$ t5e inter'retation or CERTIORARI 4ECI*ION RE5ER*E4 , 6 O F I L I N G A N enforce$ent of co$'any 'ersonnel 'olicies +R FIR*T , , , Accordingly3 !iolations of a collecti!e %argaining agree$ent3 e>ce't t5ose 65ic5 Co$'lainant3 in 5is 'osition 'a'er states t5at 5e 6as 5ired are gross in c5aracter3 s5all no longer %e so$eti$e in #ly 2.4 as a ste!edore contin#o#sly #ntil 5e treated as #nfair la%or 'ractice and s5all %e 6as ad!ised in A'ril 2..2 to retire fro$ ser!ice considering resol!ed as grie!ances #nder t5e Collecti!e t5at 5e already reac5ed 1/ years old t5at accordingly3 5e did Bargaining Agree$ent, , , , , a''ly for retire$ent and 6as 'aid P32/1,. for retire$ent 'ay,
0, 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators or Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators3 5o6e!er3 can e>ercise @#risdiction o!er any and all dis'#tes %et6een an e$'loyer and a #nion andor indi!id#al 6or)er as 'ro!ided for in Article 010, Art, 010, #risdiction o!er ot5er la%or dis'#tes, M T5e !ol#ntary ar%itrator or 'anel of !ol#ntary ar%itrators3 #'on agree$ent of t5e 'arties3 s5all also 5ear and decide all ot5er la%or dis'#tes incl#ding #nfair la%or 'ractices and %argaining deadloc)s, It $#st %e e$'5asi=ed t5at t5e @#risdiction of t5e 8ol#ntary Ar%itrator or Panel of 8ol#ntary Ar%itrators #nder Article 010 $#st %e !ol#ntarily conferred #'on %y %ot5 la%or and $anage$ent, T5e la%or dis'#tes referred to in t5e sa$e Article 010 can incl#de all t5ose dis'#tes $entioned in Article 02- o!er 65ic5 t5e La%or Ar%iter 5as original and e>cl#si!e @#risdiction, As s5o6n in t5e a%o!e conte>t#al and 65olistic analysis of Articles 02-3 0123 and 010 of t5e La%or Code3 t5e National La%or +elations Co$$ission correctly r#led t5at t5e La%or Ar%iter 5ad no @#risdiction to 5ear and decide 'etitioner;s $oneycl#si!e @#risdiction o!er t5e contro!ersy #nder Article 012 of t5e La%or Code3 and not t5e La%or Ar%iter, To reca'it#late t5e Co#rt 5ere%y r#les M 2, T5at t5e National La%or +elations Co$$ission correctly r#led t5at t5e La%or Ar%iter 5ad no @#risdiction o!er t5e case3 %eca#se t5e case in!ol!ed an iss#e arising fro$ t5e inter'retation or i$'le$entation of a Collecti!e Bargaining Agree$ent 0, T5at t5e a''eal to t5e National La%or +elations Co$$ission 6as ?led 6it5in t5e regle$entary 'eriod and t5at t5e a''eal %ond 6as ?led and , T5at 6e ado't t5e co$'#tation for$#la for t5e retire$ent %ene?ts %y t5e La%or Ar%iter3 and t5e %asis t5ereof3 T5e res'ondent $#st t5erefore 'ay t5e 'etitioner t5e additional a$o#nt of T6entyod#s International Constr#ction Cor'oration (E>od#s is a d#ly licensed la%or contractor for t5e 'ainting of residential 5o#ses3 condo$ini#$ #nits and co$$ercial %#ildings, Fe%r#ary 23 2...3 E>od#s o%tained fro$ tc5 Boy P5ili''ines3 Inc, (tc5 Boy a contract for t5e 'ainting of t5e I$'erial S)y *arden located at Ong'in Street3 Binondo3 "anila, On #ly 03 2...3 tc5 Boy a6arded anot5er contract to E>od#s for t5e 'ainting of Paci?c Pla=a To6ers in Fort Bonifacio3 Tag#ig City, In t5e f#rt5erance of its %#siness3 E>od#s 5ired res'ondents (*#iller$o Biscoc5o3 Fernando Pereda3 Ferdinand "ariano3 *regorio S, Bellita3 "ig#el B, Bo%illo as 'ainters on dierent dates, No!e$%er 0-3 04443 *#iller$o3 Fernando3 Ferdinand3 and "ig#el ?led a co$'laint for illegal dis$issal and non<'ay$ent of 5oliday 'ay3 ser!ice incenti!e lea!e 'ay3 2 t5 $ont5 'ay and nig5t< s5ift dierential 'ay,
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Iss%es$ 5et5er or not CA erred and co$$itted gra!e a%#se of discretion in ordering t5e reinstate$ent of res'ondents to t5eir for$er 'ositions 65ic5 6ere no longer e>isting %eca#se its ?ndings of facts are 're$ised on $isa''reciation of facts, &e'($ Petitioners are $isg#ided, T5ey forgot t5at t5ere are t6o ty'es of e$'loyees in t5e constr#ction ind#stry, T5e ?rst is referred to as 'ro@ect e$'loyees or t5ose e$'loyed in connection 6it5 a 'artic#lar constr#ction 'ro@ect or '5ase t5ereof and s#c5 e$'loy$ent is coter$ino#s 6it5 eac5 'ro@ect or '5ase of t5e 'ro@ect to 65ic5 t5ey are assigned, T5e second is )no6n as non< 'ro@ect e$'loyees or t5ose e$'loyed 6it5o#t reference to any 'artic#lar constr#ction 'ro@ect or '5ase of a 'ro@ect, T5e second category is 65ere res'ondents are classi?ed, As s#c5 t5ey are reg#lar e$'loyees of 'etitioners, It is clear fro$ t5e records of t5e case t5at 65en one 'ro@ect is co$'leted3 res'ondents 6ere a#to$atically transferred to t5e ne>t 'ro@ect a6arded to 'etitioners, T5ere 6as no e$'loy$ent agree$ent gi!en to res'ondents 65ic5 clearly s'elled o#t t5e d#ration of t5eir e$'loy$ent3 t5e s'eci?c 6or) to %e 'erfor$ed and t5at s#c5 is $ade clear to t5e$ at t5e ti$e of 5iring, It is no6 too late for 'etitioners to clai$ t5at res'ondents are 'ro@ect e$'loyees 65ose e$'loy$ent is coter$ino#s 6it5 eac5 'ro@ect or '5ase of t5e 'ro@ect to 65ic5 t5ey are assigned, Nonet5eless3 ass#$ing t5at res'ondents 6ere initially 5ired as 'ro@ect e$'loyees3 'etitioners $#st %e re$inded of o#r r#ling in $araguinot, %r" !" National Labor Relations &ommission t5at aQ 'ro@ect e$'loyee > > > $ay acJ#ire t5e stat#s of a reg#lar e$'loyee 65en t5e follo6ing factorsQ conc#r: 2, T5ere is a contin#o#s re5iring of 'ro@ect e$'loyees e!en after cessation of a 'ro@ect and 0, T5e tas)s 'erfor$ed %y t5e alleged 'ro@ect e$'loyeeR are !ital3 necessary and indes'ensa%le to t5e #s#al %#siness or trade of t5e e$'loyer,R In t5is case3 t5e e!idence on record s5o6s t5at res'ondents 6ere e$'loyed and assigned contin#o#sly to t5e !ario#s 'ro@ects of 'etitioners, As 'ainters3 t5ey 'erfor$ed acti!ities 65ic5 6ere necessary and desira%le in t5e #s#al %#siness of 'etitioners3 65o are engaged in s#%contracting @o%s for 'ainting of residential #nits3 condo$ini#$ and co$$ercial %#ildings, As reg#lar e$'loyees3 res'ondents are entitled to %e reinstated 6it5o#t loss of seniority rig5ts, In cases 65ere t5ere is no e!idence of dis$issal3 t5e re$edy is reinstate$ent %#t 6it5o#t %ac)6ages, In t5is case3 %ot5 t5e La%or Ar%iter and t5e NL+C $ade a ?nding t5at t5ere 6as no dis$issal $#c5 less an illegal one, It is settled t5at fact#al ?ndings of J#asi<@#dicial agencies are generally accorded res'ect and ?nality so long as t5ese are s#''orted %y s#%stantial e!idence,R