[Labor 2] | [Certifcation o Designated Majority Union] 1 [Digest maker]
Philippine Diamond Hotel v Manila Diamond Hotel Employees Union [GR NO 1!"#$!] | [%# &'ne 2##(] | [Car)io*Mora+es, &] -etitioner. -etitioner. -/i+i))ine Dia0ond ote+ and a nd Resort, nc 3Mani+a Dia0ond ote+4 Res)ondent. Res)ondent. Mani+a Dia0ond ote+ 50)+oyees Union FACTS 6/e 'nion, registered registered beore DOL5, f+ed a )etition or or certifcation e+ection beore DOL5 NCR see7ing certifcation as t/e e8c+'si9e bargaining re)resentati9e o its 0e0bers DOL5*NCR denied t/e )etition Union ai+ed to co0)+y :it/ +ega+ re;'ire0ents and :as seen to rag0ent t/e e0)+oyees o )etitioner 6/e 'nion, t/ro'g/ t/ro'g/ )resident or its 0e0bers RD Manager Mary >nne Manga+indan advised the union that it could not bargain because it was not certifed by the DO! as the e"clusive bargaining agent Union c+arifed t/at it so'g/t to bargain #or its members only and t/at t/e ote+?s re'sa+ to bargain :o'+d )ro0)t t/e 'nion to engage in concerted acti9ities to )rotect and assert its rig/ts 'nder t/e Labor Code =y Notice to its 0e0bers, t/e 'nion anno'nced t/at its e8ec'ti9e o@cers and directors :o'+d go on stri7e in 9ie: o t/e 0anage0ent?s re'sa+ to bargain co++ecti9e+y 6/ey ca++ed or t/e ta7ing o stri7e stri7e 9ote -etitioner t/en iss'ed a Aina+ Re0inder and Barning to res)ondent against contin'ing 0isinor0ation ca0)aign and acti9ities :/ic/ con'sed t/e e0)+oyees and dist'rbed t/eir :or7 )eror0ance Notice o tri7e :as f+ed :it/ t/e NCM= or 'nair +abor )ractice ote+?s re'sa+ to bargain and t/at t/e ran7*and*f+e e0)+oyees :ere being /arassed and )re9ented ro0 joining Conci+iation conerences :ere cond'cted by NCM= d'ring :/ic/, t/e 'nion insisted on t/e ado)tion o a C=> or its 0e0bers n one o t/e conerences 3No9 2#, 1$4, t/e 'nion de0anded t/e /o+ding o a consent e+ection ote+ did not object, 0ere+y re;'ested t/at t/e e+ection be /e+d in &an 1" 3No9 3No9 24 Union s'dden+y :ent on stri7e Nationa+ Union o Bor7ers Bor7ers in t/e ote+, ote+, Resta'rant and >++ied nd'stries 3NUBR>N4 joined t/e stri7e and o)en+y e8tended its s'))ort ote+ s')er9isors Eicente >g'stin, Ro:ena &'nio and Mary Grace de Leon )artici)ated in t/e stri7e as s'c/, t/ey ai+ed to re)ort or :or7 > )etition or inj'nction :as : as f+ed by )etitioner beore t/e NLRC to enjoin t/e stri7ers
Mary Grace, :/en directed to e8)+ain, a++eged t/at s/e :as trying to )aciy t/e gro'), b't t/is :as be+ied by an eye :itnessF s/e :as ter0inated :/ic/ )ro0)ted /er to f+e an i++ega+ dis0issa+ case >g'stin and Ro:ena a+so f+ed a si0i+ar co0)+aint ater being ter0inated NLRC re)resentati9e, :/o cond'cted an oc'+ar ins)ection o t/e ote+ )re0ises confr0ed t/at t/e stri7ers obstr'cted t/e ree ingress to and egress ro0 t/e ote+ NLRC iss'ed a 6RO, directing t/e stri7ers to i00ediate+y cease and desist ro0 obstr'cting t/e :ay to t/e ote+ )re0ises -etitioner f+ed a )etition to dec+are t/e stri7e i++ega+ OL5 6rajano?s atte0)ts to conci+iate t/e )arties ai+ed Order :as iss'ed certiying t/e dis)'te to t/e NLRC or co0)'+sory arbitration, ')on 'nion?s )etition or ass'0)tion o j'risdiction tri7ing o@cers and 0e0bers :ere directed to ret'rn to :or7 :it/in 2 /o'rs and t/e ote+ to acce)t t/e0 'nder t/e sa0e ter0s and conditions beore t/e stri7e -etitioner f+ed an MR 6/en DOL5 >cting ec &ose 5s)ano+ 0odifed 6rajano?s Order by directing t/e ote+ to reinstate t/e stri7ers to its )ayro++ and ordering t/at a++ cases bet:een t/e0 arising o't o +abor dis)'tes beore Labor >rbiters be conso+idated :it/ t/e NLRC case or co0)'+sory arbitration 3No9 1, 14 NLRC dec+ared t/e stri7e i++ega+ 6/e 'nion o@cers and 0e0bers :/o :ere reinstated to t/e ote+?s )ayro++ :ere dee0ed to /a9e +ost t/eir e0)+oy0ent stat's ++ega+ dis0issa+ co0)+aints as :e++ as UL- case dis0issed C> a@r0ed t/e NLRC reso+'tion t/at t/e stri7e is i++ega+ and t/e i++ega+ dis0issa+ co0)+aints is correct+y dis0issed b't it 0odifed t/e NLRC reso+'tion by ordering t/e reinstate0ent :it/ bac7:ages o 'nion 0e0bers $SS%! &' (O) the strike was legal )O' *' (O) +etitioner,s re#usal to bargain with res+ondent can be considered a %- to .usti#y the strike )O' /' (O) those ordered reinstated are entitled to backwages )O'
0AT$O &' (O) the strike was legal )O' a -etitioner arg'es t/at NLRC a+ready dec+ared t/at t/e 'nion o@cers and 0e0bers /a9e +ost t/eir e0)+oy0ent as a conse;'ence o t/eir i++ega+ stri7e n t/e e9ent NLRC?s decision is not ')/e+d insoar as t/e 'nion 0e0bers? ter0ination is concerned, )etitioner s/o'+d not be /e+d +iab+e to )ay t/eir bac7:ages b On t/e ot/er /and, res)ondent )rays or t/e dis0issa+ o t/e )etition, arg'ing t/at t/e stri7e :as +ega+ and done in good ait/F t/at e9en ass'0ing arg'endo t/at t/e stri7e started as an i++ega+ stri7e, it beca0e +ega+ ater t/e /ote+ co00itted UL- d'ring t/e stri7e 59en ass'0ing arg'endo, t/at t/e stri7e :as i++ega+, j'ris)r'dence and LC 2( directs t/e reinstate0ent and )ay0ent o '++ bac7:ages
[Labor 2] | [Certifcation o Designated Majority Union] % [Digest maker] c C fnds t/e stri7e i++ega+ >s )ro9ided by >rt 2!!, 3no: 2($4, on+y t/e +abor organiHation designated or se+ected by t/e 0ajority o t/e e0)+oyees in an a))ro)riate co++ecti9e bargaining 'nit is t/e e8c+'si9e re)resentati9e o t/e e0)+oyees in s'c/ 'nit or co++ecti9e bargaining 0es+ondent union is not the e"clusive re+resentative o# the ma.ority o# the em+loyees hence1 it could not demand the right to bargain collectively d Res)ondent?s re+iance on >rt 22 3no: 2!14, in arg'ing t/at it co'+d bargain in be/a+ o its 0e0bers is 0is)+aced >rt 22 is a genera+ )ro9ision on t/e rig/ts o +egiti0ate +abor organiHation t 0'st be read in re+ation to >rt 2!! e t/e 'nion is a++o:ed to bargain on be/a+ o its 0e0bers, it :o'+d on+y rag0ent t/e e0)+oyees o )etitioner, di9iding t/e ran7*and f+e 0e0bers ro0 ot/er :or7ers 6/ose :/o are not 0e0bers :o'+d be at a serio's disad9antage or t/ey cannot be ab+e to negotiate t/eir ter0s and conditions 6/is :o'+d deeat t/e 9ery essence and reason o co++ecti9e bargaining I so saeg'ard against t/e e9i+ sc/e0es o e0)+oyers in ter0s and conditions o :or7 *' (O) +etitioner,s re#usal to bargain with res+ondent can be considered a %- to .usti#y the strike )O' a 6/e b'rden o )roo is on t/e 'nion to )ro9e its a++egations by s'bstantia+ e9idence B/at is stated in t/eir )etition are on+y genera+ a++egations b B/i+e t/e 'nion contin'es to acc'se t/e ote+ o 9io+ating t/e or0er?s constit'tiona+ rig/t to organiHe by b'sting t/e 'nion, t/e Co'rt noted t/at t/e acts and e9idence ai+ed to estab+is/ a rationa+ basis or t/e 'nion to stage a stri7e :/en t/e 'nion co'+d /a9e s'bstantiated it d'ring t/e conci+iatory 0eeting c' The %nion,s +rinci+al ground #or the strike was the re#usal o# the 2otel 3anagement to bargain collectively with the %nion #or the beneft o# the latter,s members' -etitioner %nion is not a certifed bargaining unit to negotiate a C4A' d' Res)ondent 9io+ated >rt 2( :/ic/ )roscribes t/e staging o a stri7e on t/e gro'nd o UL- d'ring t/e )endency o cases in9o+9ing t/e sa0e gro'nds or t/e stri7e e' 6/e e8ercise o t/e rig/t o )ri9ate sector e0)+oyees to stri7e is not abso+'te t is ;'a+ifed in ec % o >rt J o t/e Constit'tion t/at it be in accordance :it/ +a: #' >))e++ate co'rt :as correct in /o+ding t/at t/e 'nion o@cers s/o'+d be dis0issed or staging and )artici)ating in t/e i++ega+ stri7e >rt 2(3a4 )aragra)/ % )ro9ides t/at ". . .[a]ny union officer who knowingly participates in an illegal
strike and any worker or union officer who knowingly participates in the commission of illegal acts during strike may be declared to have lost his employment status . . ."
g' >n ordinary stri7ing :or7er cannot be dis0issed or 0ere )artici)ation in an i++ega+ stri7e t 0'st be )ro9en t/at /e co00itted i++ega+ acts On t/e ot/er /and, a 'nion o@cer 0ay be dis0issed by 0ere+y )artici)ating in an i++ega+ stri7e h' n t/e case at /and, )/otogra)/s s/o: t/at so0e o t/e :or7ers*stri7ers :/o joined t/e stri7e co00itted i++ega+ acts I b+oc7ing t/e entrance and e8it o t/e ote+, /o+ding noise barrageF b't beca'se t/e +ist ai+ed to
s)ecifca++y identiy t/e ones :/o act'a++y co00itted i++ega+ acts, t/e case s/o'+d be re0anded to t/e L> t/ro'g/ t/e NLRC to deter0ine t/e res)ecti9e +iabi+ities o t/e stri7ers /' (O) those ordered reinstated are entitled to backwages )O' a' 6/e genera+ r'+e is t/at bac7:ages s/a++ not be a:arded in an econo0ic stri7e on t/e )rinci)+e t/at Ka air day?s :age accr'es on+y or a Kair day?s +abor b' [&- ei+bronn Co 9 Nationa+ Labor Union] t/ere is no :or7 )eror0ed by t/e e0)+oyee, t/ere can be no :age or )ay, 'n+ess t/e +aborer :as ab+e, :i++ing and ready to :or7 b't :as i++ega++y +oc7ed o't, dis0issed or s's)ended ='t or t/is e8ce)tion to a))+y, t/e stri7e 0'st frst be +ega+
D!C$S$O) C> decision a@r0ed :it/ 0odifcation. on+y t/ose 'nion 0e0bers :/o did not co00it i++ega+ acts d'ring t/e co'rse o t/e i++ega+ stri7e s/o'+d be reinstated No bac7:ages Case re0anded to L> t/ro'g/ NLRC to identiy 0e0bers :/o did not co00it s'c/ i++ega+ acts reinstate0ent is no +onger easib+e, se)aration )ay at t/e rate o 1 0ont/ )ay or e9ery year o ser9ice s/a++ be a:arded •
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>rt 2!! 3no: >rt 2($4 5JCLUE5 =>RG>NNG R5-R55N6>6ON >ND BOR<5R? ->R6C->6ON N -OLC >ND D5CON*M><NG 6/e +abor organiHation designated or se+ected by t/e 0ajority o t/e e0)+oyees in an a))ro)riate co++ecti9e bargaining 'nit s/a++ be t/e e8c+'si9e re)resentati9e o t/e e0)+oyees in s'c/ 'nit or t/e )'r)ose o co++ecti9e bargaining o:e9er, an indi9id'a+ e0)+oyee or gro') o e0)+oyees s/a++ /a9e t/e rig/t at any ti0e to )resent grie9ances to t/eir e0)+oyer >ny )ro9ision o +a: to t/e contrary not:it/standing, :or7ers s/a++ /a9e t/e rig/t, s'bject to s'c/ r'+es and reg'+ations as t/e ecretary o Labor and 50)+oy0ent 0ay )ro0'+gate, to )artici)ate in )o+icy and decision*0a7ing )rocess o t/e estab+is/0ent :/ere t/ey are e0)+oyed insoar as said )rocesses :i++ direct+y aect t/eir rig/ts, benefts and :e+are Aor t/is )'r)ose, :or7ers and e0)+oyers 0ay or0 +abor* 0anage0ent co'nci+s. Provided , 6/at t/e re)resentati9es o t/e :or7ers in s'c/ +abor 0anage0ent co'nci+s s/a++ be e+ected by at +east t/e 0ajority o a++ e0)+oyees in said estab+is/0ent
