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UST Faculty Union Vs. National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)

UST FACULTY UNION, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, NORBERTO CASTILLO, NORMA LERMA, TERESITA CENDANA and DIONISIO CABEZON, respondents.

G.R. No. 89885 | 1990-08-06

D E C I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J.:

The right of a union to intervene in the extension of the service of a retired employee is the question submitted in this petition.

On May 17, 1986, the UST Faculty Union (Union for short) and the University of Sto. Tomas (UST for short) entered into a collective bargaining agreement which provided as follows:

"Section 1. Retirement age. It is hereby agreed and stipulated that the compulsory retirement age for faculty members is 65 years, provided that faculty members who have reached the age of 65 years may be granted extension of tenure unless they are physically incapacitated or are manifestly inefficient...