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Herald Delivery Carriers Union, et al. vs. Herald Publication, Inc.

HERALD DELIVERY CARRIERS UNION (PAFLU) and PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU), petitioners, vs. HERALD PUBLICATION, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. L-29966 | 1974-02-28

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The merit of this appeal from a decision of respondent Court of Industrial Relations is rather apparent when appraised in the light of the statutory command that the negotiation leading to a collective contract be carried on in the utmost good faith by both labor and management. For respondent Court, as will be shown, was quite lax in its duty to assure its observance by respondent Herald Publications. What is worse, it sanctioned the separation from the service of the employees involved, ignoring that they were the victims of an unfair labor practice, the employer having disregarded its duty to bargain. Such...