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Del Monte Philippines, Inc. vs. Mariano Saldivar, et al

DEL MONTE PHILIPPINES, INC. and WARFREDO C. BALANDRA, Petitioners, versus MARIANO SALDIVAR, NENA TIMBAL, VIRGINIO VICERA, ALFREDO AMONCIO and NAZARIO S. COLASTE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158620 | 2006-10-11

THIRD DIVISION
 
DEICISION
 
Tinga, J.
 
The main issue for resolution herein is whether there was sufficient cause for the dismissal of a rank-and-file employee effectuated through the enforcement of a closed-shop provision in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the employer and the union. 
 
The operative facts are uncomplicated. 
 
The Associated Labor Union (ALU) is the exclusive bargaining agent of plantation workers of petitioner Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (Del Monte) in Bukidnon. Respondent Nena Timbal (Timbal), as a rank-and-file employee of Del Monte plantation in Bukidnon, is also a...