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St. Scholastica's College Vs. Ruben Torres, Et Al.

ST. SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE, petitioner, vs. HON. RUBEN TORRES, in his capacity as SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, and SAMAHAN NG MANGGAGAWANG PANG-EDUKASYON SA STA. ESKOLASTIKA-NAFTEU, respondents.

G.R. No. 100158 | 1992-06-29

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

The principal issue to be resolved in this recourse is whether striking union members terminated for abandonment of work after failing to comply with return-to-work orders of the Secretary of Labor and Employment (SECRETARY, for brevity) should by law be reinstated.

On 20 July 1990, petitioner St. Scholastica's College (COLLEGE, for brevity) and private respondent Samahan ng Manggagawang Pang-Edukasyon sa Sta. Eskolastika NAFTEU (UNION, for brevity) initiated negotiations for a first-ever collective bargaining agreement. A deadlock in the negotiations prompted the UNION to file on 4 October 1990 a Notice...