Case Digest (G.R. No. L-21457)
Facts:
- The petitioner is the Philippine Association of Free Labor Unions (PAFLU).
- The respondents are the Bureau of Labor Relations of the Department of Labor and its agents.
- The original petition was filed on June 25, 1963, to stop a certification election scheduled for June 28, 1963, among workers of Insular Lumber Company.
- PAFLU and the Allied Workers Association filed motions in the Court of Industrial Relations to delay the enforcement of a May 31, 1963 order for the election.
- The unions argued that the election would disenfranchise workers from the South Negros operations in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental.
- Despite the pending motions, the Bureau of Labor Relations proceeded with the election schedule.
- On December 11, 1963, neither party appeared for the hearing, and the Bureau had not responded to the petition.
- The case had been unresolved for nearly three years.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court dismissed the case due to a lack of justiciable controversy, noting the absence of action ...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The Court determined that the lack of a justiciable controversy justified the dismissal.
- The parties' failure to update the Court on the status of the motions indicated a lack of urgen...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. L-21457)
Facts:
The case involves the Philippine Association of Free Labor Unions (PAFLU) as the petitioner and the Bureau of Labor Relations of the Department of Labor, along with its agents, as the respondents. The original petition was filed on June 25, 1963, seeking to prevent the Bureau of Labor Relations from conducting a certification election among the workers of Insular Lumber Company, scheduled for June 28, 1963. The petitioner argued that both PAFLU and the Allied Workers Association had filed separate motions in the Court of Industrial Relations, requesting to hold in abeyance the enforcement of an order dated May 31, 1963. This order called for a certification election to determine the appropriate collective bargaining agent for the workers of Insular Lumber Company. The unions contended that conducting the election would disenfranchise workers from the South Negros operations at Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, who would not be able to participate in selecting their bargaining representative. Despite the pending motions, the Bureau o...