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Philippine Airlines, Inc. Vs. Sec. Of Labor And Employment, Et Al.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., petitioner, vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, and PHILIPPINE AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA), respondents. Ricardo V. Puno, Jr., Caesar R. Dulay, Solon, R. Garcia, Rene B. Gorospe & Bienvenido T. Jamoralinz, Jr. for petitioner. E.N.A. Cruz, Entero & Associates for PALEA.

G.R. No. 88210 | 1991-01-23

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

In issue in this case is the authority of the Secretary of Labor to order the petitioner Philippine Airlines, Inc. to reinstate officers and members of the union who participated in an illegal strike and to desist from taking any disciplinary or retaliatory action against them.

The 1986-1989 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) provided for pay increases for various categories of Employees in Section 1, Article V entitled "PAY SCALE." Besides the pay increases, the CBA also provided for the formation of a...