Samahang Manggagawa sa Charter Chemical Solidarity of Unions in the Philippines for Empowerment and Reforms (SMCC-Super) vs Charter Chemical and Coating Corporation G.R. no. 169717 March 16, 2011 Del Castillo, J. !acts" -
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Petiti Petition oner er Union Union filed filed a petiti petition on for certif certifica icatio tion n electi election on aon! aon! the the re!"la re!"larr ran#$a ran#$and$ nd$fil filee eplo%ees of the respondent copan% &ith the M' of D()* +CR. Respondent copan% filed a otion to disiss on the !ro"nd that 1. Petitioner did not o copl copl% % &ith &ith the the re" re"ir ire een ents ts set set -% la& la& as re!a re!ard rdss prop proper er doc" doc"e ent ntat atio ion n no no certification "nder oath of the charter certificate/ and 2. here &as an interin!lin! -et&een the s"perisor% s"perisor% and ran#$and$file eplo%ees eplo%ees in the said or!aniation. or!aniation. M'3 Disissed Disissed the petition petition for certificat certification ion election, election, -asicall% -asicall% !rantin! !rantin! the ar!"ents ar!"ents of respondent. D()*3 initiall% disissed the case, -"t "pon MR, !ranted the petition. Granted the MR -eca"se of ista#en facts. o C'3 reversed 4 "pheld the decision of the M'. 5ence, this petition.
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he charter certificate need not -e certified "nder oath -% the local "nions secretar% or treas"rer and attested to -% its president. aa$s aa$saa aan! n! paha%a paha%a! ! n! pa!sap pa!sapii at a"thor a"thoria iatio tion n 8 )istah )istahan an n! !a !a D"alo D"alo sa o Pan!#alahatan! P"lon! at !a "an!$a%on at +a!ratipi#a sa ali!an! atas not aon! the doc"ents re"ired to -e re!istered as a la-or or!aniation as of D( no. 9 aendents to the :RR/. ;hile charter certificate is indeed re"ired to -e e
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C held, held, fro ="rispr"denc ="rispr"dence, e, that s"ch certificat certification ion is unnecessary considerin! unnecessary considerin! that the charter certificate is prepared and iss"ed -% the national "nion>federation and not the local>chapter. ?:t does not a#e sense to hae the local>chapters officers < < < certif% or attest to a doc"ent &hich the% had no hand in preparation of.@ $hee mi%t $h mi%tur uree of ran& ran&-a -and nd-f -fil ilee and and supe superv rvis isor ory y empl employ oyee eess does does not not null nullif ify y its its lega legall personality as a legitimate la'or organiation ince this case happened in Ae- 1999, the applica-le )C and :RR/ proisions &o"ld -e o the one aended in 1997 effected -% D( no. 9 D( 9/. 'pplica-le also is the r"lin! in Republic vs Kawashima Kawashima Textile Textile Mfg., Philippines Philippines Inc. Ba&ashia/ &hich contains that3 Preio"s r"les3 petition for certification election re"ires that there -e a ?c/ descri descript ption ion of the barga bargaini ining ng unit unit which which shall shall be the employ employer er unit unit unless unless circum circumstanc stances es otherwis otherwisee reuir reuire! e! and provided provided further further,, that the appropr appropriate iate bargai bargaining ning unit of the ran"#and# ran"#and#file file employees employees shall not include include superviso supervisory ry employees and$or security guards. @ his clearl% eans that -ac# then, a la-or or!aniation coposed of -oth the ran#$and$f ran#$and$file ile and s"periso s"perisor% r% eplo%ees eplo%ees is no la-or or!aniation at all, hence, not possessin! an% ri!ht to file a petition for C*.
'ended (ni-"s R"les f"rther aended -% D( 9 or other&ise the 1997 'ended (ni-"s R"les3 said reuirement*that the petition for CE indicate that the 'argaining unit of the ran&-and-file has not 'een mingled with supervisory employees*was removed. Tagaytay %ighlands International &olf 'lub Inc vs Tagaytay %ighlands (mployees )nion#P&T*+3 +hile there is a prohi'ition against the intermingling of supervisory and ran&-and-file employees in one la'or organiation, the C does not provide for the effects thereof .fter a la'or organiation has 'een registered, it may e%ercise all the rights and privileges of a legitimate la'or organiation ny intermingling between supervisory and ran"#and#file employees in the labor
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organi-ation cannot affect its legitimacy for that is not among the grounds for cancellation, unless such mingling was brought about by the misrepresentation, false statement or fraud under rt. /0 of the 1'. )e!al personalit% of the "nion cannot -e collaterall% attac#ed -% the respondent copan% in the certification election proceedin!s. '!ain, in s"ch proceedin!s, the copan% is erel% a -%stander. he choice of o representatie of the eplo%ees is p"rel% the latters concern.
Petition granted
