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Cesar Arica, et al. Vs. Minister of Labor, et al.

ESAR ARICA, CAMILO BADANGO, AZUCENA EPILEPSIA, NOEMI TABAMO, APOLONIO ANIS, MARIANO LADIERO, ANTONIO DELA CUESTA, BERNARDO ALVARES, MYRNA REYES, NORMA CRUZ, REDENTOR SABINO, LEONARDO SAN JUAN, ESTELITO ZAPANTA, ZOSIMO RABAINO, ANTONIO EUBIEN, JUANITO TOLENTINO, JR., EFREN MAGNAYE, REGALADO POSADAS, WILFREDO AYCARDO, and HERNANI PATRIARCA, petitioners, vs. HON. MINISTER OF LABOR and RIVERSIDE MILLS CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-53427 | 1985-06-27

D E C I S I O N


CUEVAS, J.:

In this special civil action for CERTIORARI, petitioners seek the reversal of the Order of the Honorable Minister of Labor which affirmed the Order of the Regional Director, Regional Office No. IV, granting private respondent's application for clearance to terminate petitioners and dismissing the latter's' complaint for illegal dismissal.

Petitioners are officers and members of the "Samahang Diwang Manggagawa sa RMC", a local union of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), the duly-certified bargaining agent of the rank-and-file employees for private respondent. 1

Private respondent, Riverside Mills...