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Camara Shoes vs. Kapisanan ng mga Manggagawa sa CS,

CAMARA SHOES, represented by LUCIA VDA. DE CAMARA, petitioner, vs. KAPISANAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA CAMARA SHOES, HON. FRANCISCO ESTRELLA, HON. VICENTE LEOGARDO, JR., and NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 63208-09 | 1989-05-05

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The members of the respondent union numbering twenty (20), who are themselves private respondents, were regular employees of the petitioner, Camara Shoes, a single proprietorship engaged in the manufacture and sale of shoes.

On December 22, 1979, the petitioner served notice to lay off the respondents effective January 31, 1980, subject to the approval of the clearance application by the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

On December 28, 1979, the petitioner filed its application for clearance to terminate the services of the employees on grounds of financial losses, business reversals and lack of...