Phoenix Iron and Steel Corp v. Secretary of Labor - Case Digest

PHOENIX IRON AND STEEL CORPORATION, petitioner, vs.SECRETARY  OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT and PISCOR WORKERS UNION — ALLIANCE OF NATIONALIST NATIONALIST AND GENUINE LABOR ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONS (PISCOR-ANGLO), respondents.

G.R. No. 112141, May 16, 1995 [First Division] Ponente: !""#$%""#, &. FACTS: Private respondent P%$'#R (or)ers (or)ers *nion + --iane o/ Nationa-ist

and Gen0ine "aor #rani3ations P%$'#RNG"# P%$'#RNG"# assertin to e a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ation 8-ed a petition /or erti8ation e-etion it te Medriter Medriter.. Petitioner Petitioner Poeni; %ron and $tee- 'orporation P<#!N%= so0t -ari8ation o/ te -ea- persona-ity o/ P%$'#RNG"# P%$'#RNG"# *N%#N. Medriter dis7issed te petition o/ te *N%#N ea0se it ad not o7p-ied it te re>0isites o/ -a. #n appea- to te #?e o/ $eretary o/ "aor, *nderseretary ienvenido ienvenido !. "a0es7a, atin y a0tority o/ te $eretary o/ "aor, iss0ed a reso-0tion @a--in /or te i77ediate ond0t o/ a erti8ation e-etion sine te *N%#N as o7p-ied it te re>0ire7ents re>0ire7ents o/ te -a on orani3ation o/ a -oa- a/ter it as son tat it as s07itted d0-y erti8ed opies o/ its onstit0tion and y-as, -ist o/ o?ers and arter erti8ate. nent te 7in0tes o/ orani3ationa- 7eetin, it is ovio0s tat te sa7e is not re>0ired to e s07itted y te 0nion to esta-is its -eiti7ay. -eiti7ay. 0ire7ents re>0ire7ents a/ore7entioned, tenia-ities 7ay not e a--oed to stand in te ay o/ erti8ation e-etion. $o-iitor Genera- s0pported P<#!N%=As stand tat *N%#N as no persona-ity to 8-e a petition /or erti8ation e-etion it not ein a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ationB tat said *nion /ai-ed to o7p-y it te attestation and erti8ation re>0ire7ents re>0ire7ents /or te attain7ent o/ a -eiti7ate stat0s it respet to ertain do07ents s07itted it te 0rea0 o/ "aor Re-ations Re-ations "RB and, tat te dis7issa- o/ s0 re>0ire7ents re>0ire7ents as 7ere tenia-ities tenia-ities y *nderseretary *nderseretary o/ "aor ienvenido !. "a0es7a, atin in ea-/ o/ te $eretary $eretary o/ "aor, diret-y ontradits te ateoria- prono0ne7ent in Proressive Proressive Deve-op7ent 'orporation v. $eretary o/ "aor tat te /ai-0re o/ a -aor 0nion to erti/y 0nder oat te re>0ired do07ents s07itted it te "R is /ata- to te attain7ent o/ a -eiti7ate stat0s. ISSUE: (eter or not P%$'#RNG" P%$'#RNG"# # *N%#N as o7p-ied it te

re>0ire7ents re>0ire7ents to eo7e a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ationC HELD: N#. P%$'#RNG"# *N%#N as not o7p-ied it te re>0ire7ents

to eo7e a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ation.  e 'o0rt reiterated reiterated its r0-in in Proressive Proressive Deve-op7ent 'orporation

v. $eretary o/ "aor, to it:  -oa- or apter . . . eo7es a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ation on-y 0pon s07ission o/ te /o--oin to te "R: 1  arter erti8ate, itin E days /ro7 its iss0ane y te -aor /ederation or nationa- 0nion, and 2 e onstit0tion and y-as, a state7ent on te set o/ o?ers, and te oo)s o/ ao0nts a-- o/ i are erti8ed 0nder oat y te seretary or treas0rer, as te ase 7ay e, o/ s0 -oa- or apter, and attested to y its president. sent o7p-iane it tese 7andatory re>0ire7ents, te -oa- or apter does not eo7e a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ation. %n te ase o/ 0nion reistration, te rationa-e /or re>0irin tat te s07itted do07ents and papers e erti8ed 0nder oat y te seretary or treas0rer, as te ase 7ay e, and attested to y te president is apparent.  e s07ission o/ te re>0ired do07ents and pay7ent o/ reistration /eeeo7es te 0rea0s asis /or approva- o/ te app-iation /or reistration. *pon approva-, te -aor 0nion a>0ires -ea- persona-ity and is entit-ed to a-- te rits and privi-ees ranted y te -a to a -eiti7ate -aor orani3ation. e e7p-oyer nat0ra--y needs ass0rane tat te 0nion it is dea-in it is a ona8de orani3ation, one i as not s07itted /a-se state7ents or 7isrepresentations to te 0rea0.  e erti8ation and attestation re>0ire7ents are preventive 7eas0res aainst te o77ission o/ /ra0d. ey -i)eise aHord a 7eas0re o/ protetion to 0ns0spetin e7p-oyees o 7ay e -0red into Ioinin 0nsr0p0-o0s or Jyynit 0nions ose so-e p0rpose is to ontro- 0nion /0nds or to 0se te 0nion /or d0io0s ends. %n te ase at ar, tere are no oo)s o/ ao0nt 8-ed e/ore te "R, te onstit0tion, y-as and te -ist o/ 7e7ers o s0pposed-y rati8ed te sa7e ere not attested to y te 0nion president, and te onstit0tion and y-as ere not veri8ed 0nder oat.