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Nat'l Asso. Of Free Trade Unions vs Bureau of Labor

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS (NAFTU-TUCP), petitioner, vs. BUREAU OF LABOR RELATIONS (BLR) and SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES FEDERATION OF LABOR (SPFL), respondents, PACIFIC CEMENT COMPANY, INC. (PACEMCO), employer.

G.R. No. 77818 | 1988-08-03

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

Will the direct certification of a labor union as the exclusive bargaining agent of the workers preempt and preclude the calling of a certification election on petition of another labor union in the same establishment?

The direct certification was obtained on June 6, 1986, by the petitioner in this case, the National Association of Free Trade Unions (NAFTU TUCP), on the strength of its allegation, as confirmed by the med-arbiter, that there was no other labor union requesting recognition as representative of the workers in their negotiations with the management of the Pacific Cement Co. (PACEMCO). 1 On June...