General Santos Coca Cola Plant Free Workers Union_Tupas vs Coca Cola Bottlers Et Al

G.R. No. 178647 February 13, 2009 GENERAL SANTOS COCA-COLA LANT FREE !OR"ERS #N$ON-T#AS, Petitioner, vs. COCA-COLA %OTTLERS &$LS., $NC. 'GENERAL SANTOS C$T(), T&E CO#RT OF AEALS a*+ T&E NAT$ONAL L A%OR RELAT$ONS CO$SS$ON, Respondents. FACTS: Sometime in the late 1990s, CCBPI experienced a significant decline in profitabilit d!e to the "sian economic crisis, decrease in sales, and to!gher competition. #o c!rb the negative effects on the compan , i t implemented three $%& 'av es of an (arl Retirement Program and also there 'as an inter)office memorand!m mandating to p!t on hold all re*!ests for hiring to fill in vacancies in both reg!lar and temporar positions in +ead ffice and in the Plants. #his prompted petitioner to negotiate 'ith the -abor anagement Committee for filling !p the vacanci es 'ith perma nent emploees . /o resol!tio n 'as reached on the matter . aced 'ith the free2e hiring directive, CCBPI 3en San engaged the services of 4-BP Services Corporation, a compan in the b!siness of providing labor and manpo'er services, incl!ding 5anitorial services, messengers, and office 'or6ers to vario!s private and government offices. Petitioner then filed 'ith the /ational Conciliation and ediation Board a /otice of Stri6e on the gro!nd of alleged !nfair labor practice committed b CCBPI 3en San for contracting)o!t ser vic es reg !la rl per for med b !ni on members . #he Sec ret ar of -abor iss !ed an rd er en5oining the threat ened stri6e and certif ing the disp!te to the /-RC for comp!lsor arbitration. #he /-RC r!led that CCBPI 'as not g!ilt of !nfair labor practice for contracting o!t 5obs to 4-BP. Petitioner filed a motion for reconsideration 'hich the /-RC denied. #he C" also denied the petition for certiorari as 'ell as the motion for reconsideration. +ence, this petition. ISSUE: 7hether or not the act of contracting)o!t services from 4-BP constit!tes !nfair labor practices8 HELD: nder R!le :; of the Revised R!les on Civil Proced!re, onl *!estions of la' ma be raised in a Petition for Revie' on Certiorari. #here is a *!estion of la' if the iss!e raised is capable of being resolved 'itho!t need of revie'ing the probative val!e of the evidence. "n examination of the iss!es raised b petitioner reveals that the are *!estions of fact. #he iss!es raised, i.e., 'hether 4-BP is an independent contractor, 'hether CCBPI<s contracting)o!t of 5obs to 4-BP amo!nted to !nfair labor practice, and 'hether s!ch action 'as a valid exercise of

General Santos Coca Cola Plant Free Workers Union_Tupas vs Coca Cola Bottlers Et Al

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