Philippine Apparel Workers Union vs. NLRC Case No. 119G.R. No. L-50320 L-50320 (March 30, 1988) FACTS: A collective ar!ai"i"! a!ree#e"t $as #a%e et$ee" &etitio"ers a"% Ma"a!e#e"t o' &hilii"e Aarel "c. (&A) o" Ari l 2, 19** a"% $as si!" e% o" +ete# +ete#er er *, *, 19**. 19**. CA sti stila late% te% a &22.00 &22.00 i"crea i"crease se i" i" #o"thl #o"thl $a!e o' $or/ers that $ill retroact 'ro# A ril 1, 19**. o$ever, o$ever, o" Ma o' the sa#e ear, &.. &.. 1123 !ra"te% a &0 .0 0 i"crease i" livi"! allo$a"ce $hich $ill ta/e e''ect 'ro# a"ar 1, 19**,rovi 19**,rovi%e %e% % that that thos those e $ho $ho $ere $ere !ra !ra"te% "te% a" a" i"c i"creas rease e o' les less s that that &0 &0.0 .00 0 $i $ill e !i !ive" ve" t he %i' 'e re" ce . Ma" a! e#e "t ar !e s tha t si" ce o" A r i l 2 , t h e r e h a s e e " a " a ! re re e #e #e " t t o a & 2 2. 2. 0 0 i" i" c re re a se se , & A A o " l h a% a% t o a t he he % i ' 'e 'e r e" e" c e o ' &38.00. More Moreov over er,, &A &A $as $as ale ale to !et !et the the oi oi"io" "io" o' the the 4"%e 4"%ers rsec ecre reta tar r o' Lao Laorr s sor orti ti"! "! th e &A M a " a ! e # e " t . L a o r c o " t e " % s t h a t i " c r e a s e % o e s " o t ' a l l $ i t h i " t h e ee#tio" si si"ce th the C CA $a $as si!"e% o" +ete#er a'ter &.. &.. 1123 has ee" asse%. ISSUE: 67N the case 'alls "%er the ecetio" o' &.. &.. 1123. HELD: No. here $as $as "o 'or#al 'or#al a!ree#e"t a!ree#e"t o" Aril Aril 2, 19** 19** re!ar% re!ar%i"! i"! the i"crea i"crease. se. Moreov Moreover er,, the oi"io oi"io" " o' the 4"%ersecreta 4"%ersecretar r o' Laor $as ase% o" a $ro"! re#ise re#ise a"% #isi"terretat #isi"terretatio" io" &A Ma"a!e#e"t. Ma"a!e#e"t. t $as "la$'l a"% eo"% the scoe o' la$ LAN MAM: 2A Philippine Apparel Workers’ Union v. NLRC GR L-50320, 31 July 1981 (105 SCRA 444) First Divisio, !"#"si"r ($)% 3 &o&urri' Facts: "ti&i$"tio o t*+ +$ir"tio o t*+ir 193-19. &oll+&tiv+ /"r'"ii' "'r+++t, t*+ io su/itt+ " s+t o /"r'"ii' $ro$os"ls to t*+ &o$"y +'oti"tios +r+ *+l t*+r+"t+r, /ut u+ to t*+ i$"ss+, t*+ io il+ " &o$l"it it* t*+ D+$"rt+t o L"/or $r"yi' t*"t t*+ $"rti+s /+ "ssist+ i &o&lui' " &oll+&tiv+ "'r+++t otit*st"i' t*+ &o$l"it, t*+ $"rti+s &otiu+ it* +'oti"tios Fi"lly, o 3 S+$t+/+r 19, t*+ $"rti+s si'+ t*+ "'r+++t $rovii' or " t*r++-st"'+ "'+ i&r+"s+ or "ll r"# " il+ +$loy++s, r+tro"&tiv+ to 1A$ril 19 !+"*il+, o 21 A$ril 19, 6r+si+ti"l D+&r++ 1123 "s +"&t+ to t"#+ ++&t o 1 !"y 19 $rovii' or " i&r+"s+ /y 6.000 i t*+ livi' "llo"&+ or"i+ /y 6r+si+ti"l D+&r++ 525 7*is i&r+"s+ "s i$l++t+ ++&tiv+ 1 !"y 19 /y t*+ &o$"y &o$"y 7*+ &otrov+rsy "ros+ *+ t*+ $+titio+r uio sou'*t t*+ i$l++t"tio o t*+ +'oti"t+ "'+ i&r+"s+ o 6080 "s $rovi+ or i t*+ &oll+&tiv+ /"r'"ii' "'r+++t 7*+ &o$"y "ll+'+s t*"t it *"s o$t+ to &osi+r t*+ 6080 "ily "'+ i&r+"s+ (rou'*ly 622 $+r ot*) "s $"rti"l &o$li"&+ it* t*+ r+uir++ts o 6D 1123, so t*"t it is o/li'+ to $"y oly t*+ /"l"&+ o 638 $+r ot*, &ot+i' t*"t t*"t si&+ t*+r+ "s "lr+"y " ++ti' o t*+ is /+t++ t*+ $"rti+s "s +"rly "s 2 A$ril 19 "/out t*+ "'+ i&r+"s+s *i&* +r+ "+ r+tro"&tiv+ to 1 A$ril 19, it +ll +ll it*i t*+ ++$tio $rovi+ or i t*+ Rul+s $l++ti' 6D 1123 7*+ io, o t*+ ot*+r *", "it"is t*"t t*+ livi' "llo"&+ u+r 6D 1123 (ori'i"lly 6D 525) is isti&t ro t*+ +'oti"t+ "ily "'+ i&r+"s+ o 6080 13 F+/ru"ry 198, t*+ io il+ " &o$l"it or u"ir l"/or $r"&ti&+ " viol"tio o t*+ C:A "'"ist t*+ &o$"y 30 !"y 198, " r+r "s issu+ /y t*+ L"/or Ar/it+r Ar/it+r isissi' t*+ &o$l"it " r++rr+ t*+ &"s+ to t*+ $"rti+s to r+solv+ t*+ir is$ut+s i "&&or"&+ it* t*+ "&*i+ry +st"/lis*+ i t*+ Coll+&tiv+ :"r'"ii' A'r+++t Fro t*is or+r, /ot* $"rti+s "$$+"l+ to t*+ Coissio 1 S+$t+/+r 198, t*+ Coissio (S+&o Divisio) $roul'"t+ its +&isio, s+tti' "si+ t*+ or+r "$$+"l+ ro " +t+ri' " + o+ isissi' t*+ &"s+ or o/vious l"&# o +rit, r+lyi' o " l+tt+r o t*+ +rs+&r+t"ry o L"/or t*"t "'r+++t /+t++ t*+ $"rti+s "s "+ 2 A$ril 19 'r"ti' 62 $+r ot* r+tro"&tiv+ to 1 A$ril 19 *i&* "s su"r+ly u+r t*+ +&+$tios $rovi+ or i $"r"'r"$* # o t*+ rul+s i$l++ti' 6D 1123 7*+ uio il+ or r+&osi+r"tio, /ut t*+ Coissio + /"& isiss+ t*+ s"+ o 8 F+/ru"ry 199 ;+&+, t*+ $+titio Issue: <*+t*+r Issue: <*+t*+r t*+ Coissio "s &orr+&t i +t+rii' t*+ "'r+++t "lls u+r t*+ +&+$tios Held: 7*+ &oll+&tiv+ /"r'"ii' /"r'"ii' "'r+++t "'r+++t "s +t+r+ ito o 3 S+$t+/+r19, S+$t+/+r19, *+ 6D 11 1123 23 "s "lr+" "lr+"y y i or&+ " ++&t, "lt*ou'* t*+ i&r+"s+ o t*+ irst y+"r "s r+tro"&tiv+ to 1 A$ril 19 7*+r+ is ot*i' i t*+ r+&ors t*"t t*+ +'oti"t+ "'+ i&r+"s+s +r+ 'r"t+ or $"i /+or+ !"y 19, to "llo t*+ &o$"y to "ll it*i t*+ +&+$tios $rovi+ or i $"r"'r"$* # o t*+ rul+s i$l++ti' 6D 1123 7*+r+ "s +it*+r " $+r+&t+ &otr"&t or " "&tu"l $"y+t o s"i i&r+"s+ 7*+r+ "s o 'r"t o s"i i&r+"s+s y+t, +s$it+ t*+ &otr"ry o$iio +$r+ss+ i t*+ l+tt+r o t*+ +rs+&r+t"ry o L"/or t ust /+ ot+ t*"t t*+ l+tt+r "s /"s+ o " ro' $r+is+ or r+$r+s+t"tio o t*+ $"rt o t*+ &o$"y 7*+ &o$"y *" +&l"r+ t*"t t*+ $"rti+s *"v+ "'r++ o 2
A$ril 19 i r+&o'itio o t*+ i$+r"tiv+ ++ or +$loy++s to &o$+ u$ it* il"tio /rou'*t "/out /y, "o' ot*+rs, "ot*+r i&r+"s+ i oil $ri&+, /ut oitti' t*+ "&t t*"t +'oti"tios +r+ still /+i' *+l o ot*+r ur+solv+ +&ooi& " o-+&ooi& /"r'"ii' it+s (*i&* +r+ oly "'r++ u$o o 3 S+$t+/+r 19) 7*+ D+$"rt+t o L"/or *" t*+ ri'*t to &ostru+ t*+ or ='r"t> "s us+ i its rul+s i$l++ti' 6D 1123, " its +$l""tio r+'"ri' t*+ ++$tios to 6D 1123 s*oul /+ 'iv+ +i'*t? /ut, *+ it is /"s+ o isr+$r+s+t"tios "s to t*+ +ist+&+ o " "'r+++t /+t++ t*+ $"rti+s, t*+ s"+ &"ot /+ "$$li+ 7*+r+ is o isti&tio /+t++ it+r$r+t"tio " +$l"ii' t*+ +t+t " s&o$+ o t*+ l"? /+&"us+ *+r+ o+ +$l"is t*+ it+t " s&o$+ o " st"tut+, *+ is it+r$r+ti' it 7*us, t*+ &ostru&tio or +$l""tio o L"/or +rs+&r+t"ry is ot oly ro' "s it "s $ur+ly /"s+ o " is"$$r+*+sio o "&ts, /ut "lso ul"ul /+&"us+ it 'o+s /+yo t*+ s&o$+ o t*+ l"7*+ rit o &+rtior"ri "s 'r"t+ 7*+ Su$r++ Court s+t "si+ t*+ +&isio o t*+ &oissio, " or+r+ t*+ &o$"y to $"y, i "itio to t*+ i&r+"s+ "llo"&+ $rovi+ or i 6D 1123, t*+ +'oti"t+ "'+ i&r+"s+ o 6080 "ily ++&tiv+ 1 A$ril 19 "s +ll "s "ll ot*+r "'+ i&r+"s+s +/oi+ i t*+ Coll+&ti v+ :"r'"ii' A'r+++t, to "ll &ov+r+ +$loy++s? it* &osts "'"ist t*+ &o$"y
