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Oriental Tin Can Labor Union vs Sec of Labor, et al

ORIENTAL TIN CAN LABOR UNION, petitioner, vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, ORIENTAL TIN CAN WORKERS UNION – FEDERATION OF FREE WORKERS [OTCWU-FFW] and ORIENTAL TIN CAN AND METAL SHEET MANUFACTURING, respondents.

G.R. No. 116751 | 1998-08-28

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J.:

Respondent (in G.R. No. 116751) and petitioner (in sister case G.R. No. 116779), Oriental Tin Can and Metal Sheet Manufacturing Company, Inc. (the company) is engaged in the manufacture of tin can containers and metal sheets. On March 3, 1994, it entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with petitioner Oriental Tin Can Labor Union (OTCLU) as the existing CBA was due to expire on April 15, 1994. Four days later, 248 of the company's rank-and-file employees authorized the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) to file a petition for certification election.[1] On March 10, 1994, however, this petition was...