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Pambujan Sur United Mine Workers Vs. Samar Mining Co., Inc. 094 Phil 932

PAMBUJAN SUR UNITED MINE WORKERS, plaintiff-appellant, vs. SAMAR MINING COMPANY, INC., defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-5694 | 1954-05-12

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

The issue in this appeal is whether the jurisdiction of the Court of Industrial Relations over certain controversies between employer and employees is exclusive of the regular courts of justice.

In the Court of First Instance of Samar, on December 6, 1951, the Pambujan Sur United Mine Workers, a registered labor union, filed against the Samar Mining Company Inc. a complaint alleging breach of their closed shop agreement, the pertinent portion of which read:

"That the EMPLOYER (Samar Mining Co.) shall not employ any worker or workers for its mine operation without first consulting the UNION (Pambujan Sur...