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Association Of Court Of Appeals Employees Vs. Pura Ferrer-Calleja, Et Al.

ASSOCIATION OF COURT OF APPEALS EMPLOYEES (ACAE), petitioner, vs. HON. PURA FERRER-CALLEJA, in her capacity as Director, Bureau of Labor Relations, and UNION OF CONCERNED EMPLOYEES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS (UCECA), respondents. Jose Ramos Sunga for petitioner.

G.R. No. 94716 | 1991-11-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

We are asked in this petition to ascertain the power, if any, of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), more specifically the Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR), to supervise the activities of government employees; in this case, unions of judiciary personnel who serve in the Court of Appeals.

The question of power is quite significant. Hitherto, the BLR has concentrated on labor relations in the private sector. Its enforcement machinery and the mass of law and jurisprudence governing its functions are entirely geared to the handling of the peculiar problems arising in private employment. In this...