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SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED

Associated Labor Union vs. Borromeo

No. L-2!". November 2#$ "%&.

ASSOC'ATED LABOR UN'ON$ (etitioner$ vs. )UD*E )OSE C. BORROMEO$ and ANTON'OLUA doin+ b,siness ,nder te name CEBU OME / 'NDUSTR'AL SUPPL0$

res(ondents.

Co,rt o1 'nd,stria Reations3 ),risdiction3 Labor dis(,te3 Nat,re3 Pro4imate reation

o1 em(o5er and em(o5ee not necessar5.6Section 7 8a9 o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7

vests in te C'R e4c,sive :,risdiction over te (revention o1 an5 ,n1air abor

(ractice. ;or an iss,e <concernin+ terms$ ten,re or conditions o1 em(o5ment$ or

concernin+ te association or re(resentation o1 (ersons in ne+otiatin+$ 1 i4in+$

maintainin+$ can+in+$ or see=in+ to arran+e terms or conditions o1 em(o5ment< to

(arta=e o1 te nat,re o1 a <abor dis(,te<$ it is not necessar5 tat <te dis(,tants

stand in te (ro4imate reation o1 em(o5er and em(o5ee< 8Sec. 2>:?$ Re(. Act &#73

PA;LU v. Tan$ %% Pi. &7!3 Associated @atcmen / Sec,rit5 Union >PT@O?$ et a. v.

U.S. Lines$ et a.$ "" Pi. &%9.

Same3 'n:,nction in abor dis(,tes3 Pre-re,isites3 Non-com(iance tereit is 1ata

to vaidit5 o1 an in:,nction3 To a((5 Section % o1 Re(,bic Act &#7$ it is not

indis(ensabe tat te (ersons invoved in te case be <em(o5ees o1 te same

em(o5er3< @en a (erson or association sa be ed to be a (erson (artici(atin+

or interested in a abor dis(,te.6'n order to a((5 te (rovisions o1 Section % o1

Re(,bic Act &#7$ +overnin+ te conditions ,nder ic <an5 restrainin+ order< or

<tem(orar5 or (ermanent in:,nction< ma5 iss,e in an5 <case invovin+ or +roin+

o,t o1 a abor dis(,te$< it is not indis(ensabe tat te (ersons invoved in te case

be <em(o5ees o1 te same em(o5er<$ ato,+ tis is te ,s,a case. Section %

8Par. >1?$ Sec. %$ R.A. &#79 i=eise +overns cases invovin+ (ersons 8"9 <o are

en+a+ed in te same ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or occ,(ation<3 or 829 <o 4 4 4 ave

direct or indirect interests terein< or 89 <o are members o1 te same or an

aFiated or+aniGation o1 em(o5ers or em(o5ees<3 or 8!9 <en te case invoves

an5 conHictin+ or com(etin+ interests in a Iabor dis(,teI or I(ersons (artici(atin+ or

interestedI terein. ;,rtermore$ <a (erson or association sa be ed to be a

(erson (artici(atin+ or interested in a abor dis(,te i1 reie1 is so,+t a+ainst im or

it< and <e or it is en+a+ed in te same ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or occ,(ation in ic

dis(,te occ,rs$ or as a direct or indirect interest terein$ or is a member$ oFcer$ o1 a+ent o1 an5 association com(osed in oe or in (art o1 em(o5ees or em(o5ers

en+a+ed in s,c ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or occ,(ation< 8Par. >1?$ s,b-(ars. " and 2$

Sec. %$ R.A. &#79. Te conditions en,merated in Section % 8d9 o1 Re(,bic Act &#7

are te (rere,isites to an in:,nction in abor dis(,tes. Non-com(iance tereit is$

as as been re(eated5 ed$ 1ata to te vaidit5 o1 said in:,nction 8Seno v.



MendoGa$ L-277$ Nov. 2%$ "%#3 PA;LU v. Barot$ %% Pi. "&3 Aied ;ree @or=ers

Union v. A(osto$ "2 Pi. 2%29.

Labor a3 Pic=etin+3 A+ainst om (eace1, (ic=etin+ ma5 be carried on3 Case at

bar.6Pic=etin+ ma5 be carried on not on5 a+ainst te man,1act,rer b,t aso

a+ainst a non-,nion (rod,ct sod b5 one in ,nit5 o1 interest it te man,1act,rero is in te same b,siness 1or (roJt 8*odJn+er v. ;eint,c$ "" N. E. 2d %29. A

,nion ma5 (ic=et a retai store sein+ +oods made in non-,nion 1actor5 beteen

ic and te ,nion tere is an ind,stria dis(,te$ (rovided tere is a ,nit5 o1

interest beteen te retaier and te man,1act,rer 8" Am. ),r. #729. As r,ed b5

te S,(reme Co,rt o1 Penns5vania <@ere cor(orate em(o5er ad se(arate

(ants in Misso,ri and Penns5vania$ and abor dis(,te e4isted at Misso,ri (ant$ b,t

not at te Penns5vania (ant$ (eace1 , (ic=etin+ at Penns5vania (ant b5 members

o1 ,nion re(resentin+ em(o5ees at Misso,ri (ant as not an ,n1air abor (ractice

as de1 ined b5 Labor Mana+ement Reations Act< 8American Bra=e Soe Co. v.

District Lod+e % o1 'nternationa Association o1 Macinists$ %! A. 2d &&!9. 'n te case

at bar$ te ALU introd,ced evidence to te eKect tat SU*ECO (rod,cts ad been

bro,+t to Ceb, ome and ere bein+ distrib,ted in te atter$ as a means to

circ,mvent$ de1eat or minimiGe te adverse eKects o1 te (ic=etin+ cond,cted in

te SU*ECO (ant and oFces in Manda,e and Ceb, Cit5 res(ective5 b5 ALU. 't is

tr,e tat res(ondents averred tat said (rod,cts ere (,rcased b5 Ceb, ome

be1ore te stri=e as decared a+ainst SU*ECO and tat some o1 said (rod,cts ere

obtained 1rom SU*ECO in oter (arts o1 te co,ntr53 b,t$ even i1 tr,e$ tese

circ,mstances did not (ace te (ic=etin+ o1 te Ceb, ome be5ond te (ae o1 te

a1oresaid Section % o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7 beca,se$ as distrib,tor o1 SU*ECO

(rod,cts$ Ceb, ome as en+a+ed in te same trade as SU*ECO. Neiter does te

caim tat some SU*ECO (rod,cts mar=eted b5 Ceb, ome ad come$ not 1rom teManda,e (ant$ b,t 1rom oter (arts o1 te Pii((ines$ detract 1rom te a((icabiit5

o1 said (rovisions$ considerin+ tat ALU ad str,c= a+ainst SU*ECO and ad

anno,nced$ as ear5 as Marc "$ "%6or da5s be1ore it str,c=6its intent to

(ic=et <an5 (ace ere 5o,r b,siness ma5 be 1o,nd< and tat SU*ECO in Ceb, is a

sister com(an5 o1 SU*ECO eseere in te Pii((ines.

Peadin+ and (ractice3 ),risdiction o1 a co,rt$ ,asi-:,dicia$ or administrative or+an3

o determined3 ),risdiction m,st e4ist be1ore evidence can be ta=en.6Te

:,risdiction o1 a co,rt or ,asi-:,dicia or administrative or+an is determined b5 te

iss,es raised b5 te (arties$ not b5 teir s,ccess or 1ai,re in (rovin+ te ae+ations

in teir res(ective (eadin+s 8E. ). Ne Co. v. C,bac,b$ L-2&!2$ ),ne 2$ "%73Cam(os R,eda Cor(. v. Ba,tista$ L-"&!7$ Se(t. 2%$ "%29. Rece(tion o1 (roo1 is not

a condition (recedent to te ass,m(tion o1 :,risdiction$ 1or (recise5 :,risdiction

m,st e4ist be1ore Ievidence can be ta=en$ since te a,torit5 to receive it is in itse1

an e4ercise o1 :,risdiction. To aKect te :,risdiction o1 said co,rt$ or or+an$ te main

re,irement is tat te iss,e raised be a +en,ine one. 'n oter ords$ te ,estion



(osed m,st be one tat is materia to te ri+t o1 action or ic co,d aKect te

res,t o1 te dis(,te or controvers5 8Cam(os R,eda Cor(oration v. Ba,tista$ s,(ra9.

OR'*'NAL ACT'ON in te S,(reme Co,rt. Certiorari and (roibition it (reiminar5

in:,nction.

Te 1acts are stated in te o(inion o1 te Co,rt.

Seno$ MendoGa$ R,iG / Associates 1or (etitioner.

Diores / Escarea La OFce 1or res(ondents.

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OL. 2$ NOEMBER 2#$ "%&

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Associated Labor Union vs. Borromeo

CONCEPC'ON$ C.).

Ori+ina action 1or certiorari and (roibition$ it (reiminar5 in:,nction$ to ann,

rits o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed in Case No. R-%!"! o1 te Co,rt o1 ;irst 'n-

stance o1 Ceb,$ entited <Ceb, ome and 'nd,stria S,((5 and Antonio L,a vs.Associated Labor Union<$ and to restrain te onorabe )ose C. Borromeo$ as ),d+e

o1 tat Co,rt$ 1rom earin+ said case.

Petitioner erein$ Associated Labor Union6ereina1ter re1erred to as ALU6is a d,5

re+istered abor or+aniGation. Amon+ te members tereo1 are em(o5ees o1

S,(erior *as and E,i(ment Com(an5 " Ceb,$ 'nc.6ereina1ter re1erred to as

SU*ECO6a domestic cor(oration it oFce. at ),an L,na Street$ Ceb, Cit5$ and a

1actor5 (ant in Basa=$ Manda,e$ (rovince o1 Ceb,. On )an,ar5 "$ "%7$ ALU and

SU*ECO entered into a coective bar+ainin+ contract$ eKective ,( to )an,ar5 "$

"%. Ne+otiations 1or te renea o1 te contract beteen ALU and SU*ECO ere

be+,n (rior to te date ast mentioned. @ie said ne+otiations ere +oin+ on$ ate

in ;ebr,ar5$ "%$ teve 8"29 SU*ECO em(o5ees resi+ned 1rom ALU. Tere,(on$

te ne+otiations sto((ed. On Marc "$ "%$ ALU rote SU*ECO re,estin+ tat te

teve 8"29 resi+ned em(o5ees be not aoed to re(ort 1or or= ,ness te5

(rod,ced a cearance 1rom ALU3" b,t tis re,est as immediate5 re:ected b5

SU*ECO$ ,(on te +ro,nd tat it o,d ca,se irre(arabe in:,r5$ tat te bar+ainin+

contract ad a(sed aread5$ and tat SU*ECO co,d no on+er demand said



cearance 1rom its em(o5ees. SU*ECO intimated$ oever$ tat$ so,d te teve

8"29 men re:oin ALU$ ne+otiations <1or te renea o1 te coective bar+ainin+

contract< co,d be res,med.

On te same date$ ALU rote SU*ECO car+in+ tat te atter as bar+ainin+ in

bad 1ait and tat its s,(ervisors ad cam(ai+ned 1or te resi+nation o1 ALUmembers$ as e as servin+ notice tat$ ,ness tese ,n1air abor (ractice acts

ere sto((ed immediate5 and a coective bar+ainin+ contract beteen SU*ECO

and ALU 1ortit entered into$ te atter o,d decare a stri=e and estabis te

corres(ondin+ (ic=et ines <in an5 (ace ere 5o,r b,siness ma5 be 1o,nd.<

Co,nse 1or SU*ECO re(ied to te ALU$ on Marc $ "%$ statin+ tat$ it te

resi+nation o1 te a1orementioned ALU members$ ALU no on+er re(resented te

ma:orit5 o1 te SU*ECO em(o5ees 1or (,r(oses o1 ne+otiation and reco+nition.

On Marc !$ "%$ ALU str,c= and (ic=eted te SU*ECO (ant in Manda,e. Te ne4t

da5$ Marc 7$ SU*ECO commenced Civi Case No. R-%22" o1 te Co,rt o1 ;irst

'nstance o1 Ceb,$ a+ainst ALU$ to restrain te same 1rom (ic=etin+ said (ant andte SU*ECO oFces at Ceb, Cit5 and eseere in te Pii((ines. ;ortit$ te

onorabe Amador E. *omeG$ as ),d+e o1 te Co,rt o1 ;irst 'nstance o1 Ceb,$ Branc

''$ ca,sed to be iss,ed$ e4 (arte$ te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction (ra5ed 1or b5

SU*ECO.

On te same date$2 ALU (re1erred$ in te Co,rt o1 'nd,stria Reations6ereina1ter

re1erred to as C'R6,n1air abor (ractice car+es a+ainst SU*ECO$ its +enera

mana+er$ Conce(cion 0. L,a6ereina1ter re1erred to as Mrs. L,a6and its to 829

s,(ervisors$ ae+in+$ inter aia$ tat tese res(ondents ad coerced and e4erted

(ress,re ,(on te a1orementioned ALU members to resi+n$ as te5 did resi+n 1rom

ALU$ and tat teir resi+nations ere seiGed ,(on b5 SU*ECO to re1,se 1,rterne+otiations it ALU. On A(ri 2%$ "%$ an actin+ (rosec,tor o1 te C'R Jed

terein a+ainst SU*ECO te corres(ondin+ com(aint 1or ,n1air abor (ractice.

Meanie$ ALU ad moved 1or a reconsideration o1 te order o1 ),d+e *omeG$

dated Marc 7$ "%$ sanctionin+ te iss,ance o1 te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction

a+ainst ALU. Tis motion as ater denied b5 ),d+e )ose C. Borromeo$ o (resided

Branc ' o1 te Co,rt o1 ;irst 'nstance o1 Ceb,.! ence$ on Ma5 %$ "%$ ALU

instit,ted Case No. L-27%%% o1 te S,(reme Co,rt$ 1or certiorari and (roibition$

it (reiminar5 in:,nction$ a+ainst ),d+es *omeG and Borromeo and te SU*ECO$

and (ra5ed terein tat te C;' o1 Ceb, be decared ito,t :,risdiction over te

s,b:ect-matter o1 said Case No. R-%22"3 tat te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction

terein iss,ed be ann,ed3 tat ),d+es *omeG and Borromeo be directed to dismiss

said case3 and tat$ meanie$ te5 be ordered to desist 1rom 1,rter (roceedin+s

in said case$ and 1rom en1orcin+ te rit a1orementioned. On Ma5 "$ "%$ e

iss,ed te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction so,+t b5 ALU in L-27%%%. S,bse,ent5$ or

on ;ebr,ar5 %$ "%#$ e rendered :,d+ment terein in 1avor o1 ALU$ ann,in+ te

rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed in said Case No. R-%22"$ on Marc 7$ "%$



directin+ res(ondent ),d+es to dismiss te same$ and decarin+ (ermanent te rit

o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed b5 ,s on Ma5 "$ "%.

Soon a1ter te iss,ance o1 te atter rit$ ALU res,med te (ic=etin+ o1 te SU*ECO

(ant in Manda,e. Moreover$ it be+an to (ic=et te o,se o1 Mrs. L,a$ SU*ECOIs

+enera mana+er$ and er ,sband Antonio L,a6ereina1ter re1erred to as Mr. L,a6at Abeana Street$ Ceb, Cit5$ and te store o1 te Ceb, ome and 'nd,stria

S,((5 ereina1ter re1erred to as Ceb, ome6at *onGaeG Street$ Ceb, Cit5. Te

Ceb, ome$ ic beon+s to and is mana+ed b5 Mr. L,a$ deas in +enera

mercandise$ amon+ ic are o45+en$ acet5tene and coo=in+ +as (rod,ced b5

SU*ECO. On ),ne 2"$ "%$ Ceb, ome and Mr. L,a6ereina1ter re1erred to as

res(ondents61 ied a com(aint$ doc=eted as Civi Case No. %!"! o1 te C;' o1 Ceb,$

a+ainst ALU$ to restrain te atter 1rom (ic=etin+ te store and residence

a1orementioned and to recover dama+es. Tere,(on$ ),d+e Borromeo iss,ed an

order re,irin+ te ALU to so ca,se 5 te rit so,+t so,d not be iss,ed. 'n

a memorand,m Jed on ),ne 27$ "% and a motion to dismiss dated ),ne 2%$ "%$

te ALU assaied te Co,rtIs :,risdiction to ear te case ,(on te +ro,nd tat it

ad +ron o,t o1 a abor dis(,te. Tis$ notitstandin+$ on ),ne $ "%$ ),d+e

Borromeo iss,ed an order te dis(ositive (art o1 ic reads

<@ERE;ORE$ ,(on Jin+ o1 a bond b5 te (etitioners7 in te amo,nt o1 P$.

to anser 1or dama+es ic te res(ondent ma5 be entited$ et a rit o1

(reiminar5 in:,nction be iss,ed$ restrainin+ te res(ondent$ its oFcers$ em(o5ees$

a+ents or (ersons actin+ in its bea1

<"9 ;rom (ic=etin+ te oFce o1 te Ceb, ome and 'nd,stria S,((5 in *onGaes

Street$ Ceb, Cit5 and te residence o1 te (etitioner Antonio L,a in Abeana Street$

Ceb, Cit53

<29 ;rom (reventin+ te em(o5ees o1 te (etitioners 1rom enterin+ inside or +oin+

o,t te oFce o1 te Ceb, ome and 'nd,stria S,((5 and te residence o1 te

(etitioner Antonio L,a3

<9 ;rom sto((in+ te car$ tr,c= or oter veices enterin+ or +oin+ o,t te oFce o1

Ceb, ome and 'nd,stria S,((5 and te residence o1 Antonio L,a3

<!9 ;rom (reventin+ te sae and distrib,tion b5 te (etitioners o1 its mercandise

in connection it its b,siness3 and

<79 ;rom (er1ormin+ acts ic ca,se dist,rbance o1 te tran,iit5 and (rivac5 o1

te (etitioner and is 1ami5.<

On ),5 !$ "%$ res(ondents erein moved to amend te 1ore+oin+ order so as to

broaden its sco(e. U(on te oter and$ on ),5 $ "%$ ALU so,+t a

reconsideration o1 said order and te i1tin+ o1 te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction



iss,ed on ),ne $ "%. Actin+ ,(on a motion to amend o1 res(ondents erein$

),d+e Borromeo iss,ed$ on ),5 22$ "%$ anoter order$ 1rom ic e ,ote

<Considerin+ te evidence (resented and te 1acts stated in te (revio,s order o1

te Co,rt$ it is beieved tat te (etition is :,stiJed and tat te acts com(ained o1$

i1 not restrained$ i render te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction ineKective.

<@ERE;ORE$ in connection it te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction ic as

(revio,s5 iss,ed. te res(ondent ,nion$ its members$ a+ents or (ersons actin+ in

its bea1 are ereb5 restrained

<a9 ;rom (reventin+ te (etitioners$ teir em(o5ees or re(resentatives 1rom

,noadin+ teir mercandise and oter s,((ies comin+ 1rom Mania or oter (aces

and 1rom a,in+ tem 1rom te ater1ront 1or te (,r(ose o1 deiverin+ tem to te

(ace o1 te (etitioners3

<b9 ;rom (reventin+ te (etitioners or teir re(resentatives 1rom deiverin+ and

oadin+ teir em(t5 tan=s and oter s,((ies to te boat or oter means o1

trans(ortation 1or Mania or oter (aces3 and

<c9 ;rom (reventin+$ obstr,ctin+ or moestin+ te (etitioners$ teir em(o5ees or

re(resentatives 1rom (er1ormin+ acts in connection it teir b,siness.<

On ),5 27$ "%$ ),d+e Borromeo denied ALUIs motion to dismiss Case No. R-%!"!

and to reconsider is order and dissove te rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction o1 ),ne $

"%. Tere,(on$ or on A,+,st 2$ "%$ ALU commenced te (resent action 1 or

certiorari and (roibition it (reiminar5 in:,nction$ to ann, te rits o1

(reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed$ on ),ne and ),5 22$ "%$ in Case No. R-%!"! and

to restrain te oer co,rt 1rom earin+ te same.

ALU maintains tat te oer Co,rt as no :,risdiction over Case No. R-%!"!

beca,se it ad +ron o,t o1 a abor dis(,te$ is intimate5 connected it an ,n1air

air abor (ractice case (endin+ be1ore te C'R and invoves a stri=e te in:,nction

a+ainst ic ad aread5 been i1ted b5 te S,(reme Co,rt in *.R. No. L-27%%%.#

Moreover$ ALU caims tat even i1 te oer co,rt ad :,risdiction over Case No. R-

%!"!$ te rits o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed terein are n, and void$ not on5

beca,se o1 said ac= o1 :,risdiction$ b,t$ aso$ beca,se it 1aied to observe te

re,irements o1 Sec. % 819 o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7$ as e as te (rovisions o1 Sec. %

8d9 879 o1 te same Act$ re,irin+ Jndin+s o1 1acts on matters en,merated terein.

U(on te oter and$ res(ondents ar+,e tat te iss,e in te oer co,rt does not

1a itin te :,risdiction o1 te C'R$ tere bein+ no em(o5er-em(o5ee reationsi(

and <no abor dis(,te< beteen te ALU members and Ceb, ome3 and tat$ at an5

rate$ te SU*ECO (rod,cts distrib,ted and sod b5 Ceb, ome$ came$ not 1rom te

SU*ECO (ant in Manda,e$ b,t 1rom oter (arts o1 te Pii((ines. Res(ondents



1,rter den5 tat te residence o1 Mr. L,a as bein+ ,sed as a (ace to store and

reJ SU*ECO +as 1or resae.

Res(ondentsI (retense is ,ntenabe. To be+in it$ Section 7 8a9 o1 Re(,bic Act No.

&#7& vests in te Co,rt o1 'nd,stria Reations e4c,sive :,risdiction over te

(revention o1 an5 ,n1air abor (ractice. Moreover$ 1or an iss,e <concernin+ terms$ten,re or conditions o1 em(o5ment$ or concernin+ te association or re(resentation

o1 (ersons in ne+otiatin+$ J4in+$ maintainin+$ can+in+$ or see=in+ to arran+e terms

or conditions o1 em(o5ment< to (arta=e o1 te nat,re o1 a <abor dis(,te<$ it is not

necessar5 tat <te dis(,tants stand in te (ro4imate reation o1 em(o5er and

em(o5ee.<%

Ten$ a+ain$ in order to a((5 te (rovisions o1 Sec. % o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7$

+overnin+ te conditions ,nder ic <an5 restrainin+ order< or <tem(orar5 or

(ermanent in:,nction< ma5 iss,e in an5 <case invovin+ or +roin+ o,t o1 a abor

dis(,te<$ it is not indis(ensabe tat te (ersons invoved in te case be <em(o5ees

o1 te same em(o5er<$ ato,+ tis is te ,s,a case. Sec. %$" i=eise$ +overnscases invovin+ (ersons "9 <o are en+a+ed in te same ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or

occ,(ation<3 or 29 <o 4 4 4 ave direct or indirect interests terein<$ or 9 <o

are members o1 te same or an aFiated or+aniGation o1 em(o5ers or em(o5ees<3

or !9 <en te case invoves an5 conHictin+ or com(etin+ interests in a Iabor

dis(,teI 8as ereinbe1ore deJned9 or I(ersons (artici(atin+ or interestedI terein 8as

ereina1ter deJned9<. ;,rtermore$ <a (erson or association sa be ed to be a

(erson (artici(atin+ or interested in a abor dis(,te i1 reie1 is so,+t a+ainst im or

it< and <e or it is en+a+ed in te same ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or occ,(ation in ic

s,c dis(,te occ,rs$ or as a direct or indirect interest terein$ or is a member$

oFcer$ or a+ent o1 an5 association com(osed in oe or in (art o1 em(o5ees or

em(o5ers en+a+ed in s,c ind,str5$ trade$ cra1t$ or occ,(ation.<""

No$ ten tere is no dis(,te re+ardin+ te e4istence o1 a abor dis(,te beteen

te ALU and SU*ECO-Ceb,3 tat SU*ECOIs +enera mana+er$ Mrs. L,a$ is te i1e o1

te oner and mana+er o1 Ceb, ome$ Antonio L,a3 and tat Ceb, ome is

en+a+ed in te mar=etin+ o1 SU*ECO (rod,cts. 't is$ i=eise$ cear tat as

mana+in+ member o1 te con:,+a (artnersi( beteen im and is i1e$ Mr. L,a

as an interest in te mana+ement b5 Mrs. L,a o1 te b,siness o1 SU*ECO and in

te s,ccess or 1ai,re o1 er controvers5 it te ALU$ considerin+ tat te res,t

tereo1 ma5 aKect te condition o1 said con:,+a (artnersi(. Simiar5$ as a

distrib,tor o1 SU*ECO (rod,cts$ te Ceb, ome as$ at east$ an indirect interest inte abor dis(,te beteen SU*ECO and te ALU and in Case No. R-%22". 'n oter

ords$ res(ondents erein ave an indirect interest in said abor dis(,te$ 1or ic

reason$ e Jnd tat Section % o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7 s,are5 a((ies to Case No.

R-%!"!.

T,s$ in *odJn+er v. ;eint,c$"2 it as ed



<@itin te imits o1 (eace1, (ic=etin+$ oever$ (ic=etin+ ma( be carried on not

on5 a+ainst te man,1act,rer b,t a+ainst a non,nion (rod,ct sod b5 one in ,nit5

o1 interest it te man,1act,rer o is in te same b,siness 1or (roJt. @ere a

man,1act,rer (a5s ess tan ,nion a+es$ bot it and te retaiers o se its

(rod,cts are in a (osition to ,nderse com(etitors o (a5 te i+er scae$ and

tis ma5 res,t in ,n1air red,ction o1 te a+es o1 ,nion members. Conceded5 tede1endant ,nion o,d be entited to (ic=et (eace1,5 te (ant o1 te

man,1act,rer. @ere te man,1act,rer dis(oses o1 te (rod,ct tro,+ retaiers in

,nit5 o1 interest it it$" ,ness$ te ,nion ma5 1oo te (rod,ct to te (ace

ere it is sod and (eace1,5 as= te (,bic to re1rain 1rom (,rcasin+ it$ te ,nion

o,d be de(rived o1 a 1air and (ro(er means o1 brin+in+ its (ea to te attention o1

te (,bic.<

Besides$ te ALU introd,ced evidence to te eKect tat te SU*ECO (rod,cts ad

been bro,+t to Ceb, ome and ere bein+ distrib,ted in te atter$ as a means to

circ,mvent$ de1eat or minimiGe te adverse eKects o1 te (ic=etin+ cond,cted in

te SU*ECO (ant and oFces in Manda,e and Ceb, Cit5 res(ective5 b5 ALU. 't is

tr,e tat res(ondents averred tat said (rod,cts ere (,rcased b5 Ceb, ome

be1ore te stri=e as decared a+ainst SU*ECO and tat some o1 said (rod,cts ere

obtained 1rom SU*ECO in oter (arts o1 te co,ntr53 b,t$ even i1 tr,e$ tese

circ,mstances did not (ace te (ic=etin+ o1 te Ceb, ome be5ond te (ae o1 te

a1oresaid Section % o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7 beca,se$ as distrib,tor o1 SU*ECO

(rod,cts$ Ceb, ome as en+a+ed in te same trade as SU*ECO. Neiter does te

caim tat some SU*ECO (rod,cts mar=eted b5 Ceb, ome ad come$ not 1rom te

Manda,e (ant$ b,t 1rom oter (arts o1 te Pii((ines$ detract 1rom te a((icabiit5

o1 said (rovisions$ considerin+ tat ALU ad str,c= a+ainst SU*ECO and ad

anno,nced$ as ear5 as Marc "$ "%6or tree 89 da5s be1ore it str,c=6its intentto (ic=et <an5 (ace ere 5o,r b,siness ma5 be 1o,nd< and tat SU*ECO in Ceb,

is a sister com(an5 o1 SU*ECO eseere in te Pii((ines.

;or$ a simiar reason$ in American Bra=e Soe Co. v. District Lod+e % o1 'nternationa

Association o1 Macinists$"! te S,(reme Co,rt o1 Penns5vania r,ed

<@ere cor(orate em(o5er ad se(arate (ants in Misso,ri and Penns5vania$ and

abor dis(,te e4isted at Misso,ri (ant$ b,t not at te Penns5vania (ant$ (eace1,

(ic=etin+ at Penns5vania (ant b5 members o1 ,nion re(resentin+ em(o5ees at

Misso,ri (ant as not an ,n1air abor (ractice as deJned b5 Labor Mana+ement

Reations Act 4 4 4.<"7

'n te an+,a+e o1 te American ),ris(r,dence"

<'t seems no +enera5 a+reed tat a state cannot eiter b5 its common a or b5

stat,te (roibit te (eace1, (ic=etin+ o1 a (ace o1 b,siness soe5 on te +ro,nd

tat te (ic=etin+ is carried on b5 (ersons not em(o5ed terein. Te United States

S,(reme Co,rt as ed tat te constit,tiona +,arant5 o1 1ree s(eec is in1rin+ed



b5 te :,dicia (oic5 o1 a state to 1orbid (eace1, (ic=etin+ on te +ro,nd tat it is

bein+ cond,cted b5 stran+ers to te em(o5er aKected$ tat is$ b5 (ersons not in

te reation o1 em(o5er and em(o5ee it im. R,es imitin+ (ic=etin+ to te

occasion o1 a abor dis(,te are not oKended b5 te act o1 a ,nion avin+ a

+rievance a+ainst a man,1act,rer in (ic=etin+ a retai estabisment in ic its

(rod,cts are sod en tere is a ,nit5 o1 interest beteen te man,1act,rer andte retaier3 tis is tr,e even en te so(=ee(er is te soe (erson re,ired to r,n

is b,siness. And te ri+t o1 em(o5ees on stri=e at one (ant o1 an em(o5er to

(ic=et anoter (ant o1 te same em(o5er as been ,(ed even to,+ some o1

te em(o5ees o1 te (ic=eted (ant as a res,t re1,sed to or= des(ite a no-stri=e

a+reement. Aso$ a ,nion ma5 (ic=et a retai store sein+ +oods made in a non,nion

1actor5 beteen ic and te ,nion tere is an ind,stria dis(,te$ (rovided tere is

a ,nit5 o1 interest beteen te retaier and te man,1act,rer.<"#

A(art 1rom te 1ore+oin+$ it i be recaed tat$ (rior to te e4(iration o1 te

coective bar+ainin+ contract beteen ALU and SU*ECO$ on )an,ar5 "$ "%$

ne+otiations ad started 1or te renea o1 said contract3 tat d,rin+ said

ne+otiations$ ate in ;ebr,ar5 "%$ teve 8"29 SU*ECO em(o5ees resi+ned 1rom

ALU$ oin+6accordin+ to car+es (er1erred b5 ALU and conJrmed b5 a com(aint

Jed b5 a C'R (rosec,tor6to ,n1air abor (ractices ae+ed5 committed b5 SU*ECO

and its s,(ervisors o$ it as aso caimed$ ad ind,ced and coerced said

em(o5ees to ,it te ALU$ ic te5 did3 tat$ tere,(on$ SU*ECO sto((ed

ne+otiatin+ it ALU ae+in+ tat$ it te resi+nation o1 said teve 8"29

members$ ALU no on+er re(resented a ma:orit5 o1 te SU*ECO em(o5ees3 tat on

Marc !$ "%$ ALU decared a stri=e and (ic=eted te SU*ECO (ant in Manda,e3

tat te ne4t da5$ SU*ECO Jed Case No. R-%22" o1 te C;' o1 Ceb,$ ic 1ortit

iss,ed a rit o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction restrainin+ ALU 1rom (ic=etin+$ not on5 te(ant$ b,t$ aso$ te SU*ECO oFces eseere in te Pii((ines3 tat said

in:,nction as dissoved b5 te S,(reme Co,rt on Ma5 "$ "%3"& and tat te

(remises o1 res(ondents erein ere not (ic=eted ,nti a1ter o,r in:,nction as

en1orced$ s,bse,ent5 to Ma5 "$ "%.

Tis 1act,a bac=+ro,nd reveas tat$ 1rom sometime be1ore )an,ar5 "$ "%6en

ne+otiations 1or te renea o1 te coective bar+ainin+ a+reement beteen

SU*ECO and ALU ere be+,n6to sometime a1ter Ma5 "$ "%$"% or$ at east$ 1rom

ate in ;ebr,ar5 "%6en te a1orementioned ,n1air abor (ractices ere

ae+ed5 committed b5 SU*ECO6to sometime be1ore ),ne 2"$ "%$2 tere as

am(e o((ort,nit5 to store SU*ECO (rod,cts in res(ondentsI (remises. Tere as$tere1ore$ reasonabe +ro,nd 1or te ALU to beieve or s,s(ect tat SU*ECO as

,sin+ said (remises to circ,mvent and b,nt te ALU stri=e and (ic=etin+ in te

SU*ECO (ant in Manda,e or to de1eat or oKset te adverse eKects o1 bot.

Res(ondent ),d+e seemed to be o1 te o(inion tat$ 1or te s,b:ect-matter o1 Case

No. %!"! to be itin te e4c,sive :,risdiction o1 te C'R$ it as necessar5 to



estabis$ as a 1act$ te tr,t o1 ALUIs contention tat res(ondentsI (remises ere

bein+ ,sed as an o,tet 1or SU*ECO (rod,cts.

S,c vie s,Kers 1rom a basic Ha. 't overoo=s te 1act tat te :,risdiction o1 a

co,rt or ,asi-:,dicia or administrative or+an is determined b5 te iss,es raised b5

te (arties$ not b5 teir s,ccess or 1ai,re in (rovin+ te ae+ations in teirres(ective (eadin+s.2" Said vie o,d re,ire te rece(tion o1 (roo1$ as a

condition (recedent to te ass,m(tion o1 :,risdiction$ en (recise5 :,risdiction

m,st e4ist be1ore evidence can be ta=en$ since te a,torit5 to receive it is in itse1

an e4ercise o1 :,risdiction.

Moreover$ it 1ais to consider tat$ to aKect te :,risdiction o1 said co,rt$ or or+an$

te main re,irement is tat te iss,e raised be a +en,ine one. 'n oter ords$ te

,estion (osed m,st be one tat is materia to te ri+t o1 action or ic co,d a1 1

ect te res,t o1 te dis(,te or controvers5.22 S,c is$ mani1est5$ te nat,re o1

ALUIs contention in te oer co,rt$ ic so,d ave$ accordin+5$ +ranted te

motion to dismiss and i1ted te rits o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction com(ained o1.

;ina5$ res(ondents erein ave not ae+ed$ et aone (roved$ tat te conditions

en,merated in Section % 8d9 o1 Re(,bic Act No. &#7$2 as a (rere,isite to an

in:,nction in abor dis(,tes$ ave been com(ied it. S,c 1ai,re is$ as as been

re(eated5 ed$2! 1ata to te vaidit5 o1 said in:,nction.

@ERE;ORE$ te orders o1 res(ondent ),d+e dated ),ne $ and ),5 22$ "% and

te rits o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction iss,ed in accordance tereit are ereb5

decared n, and void ab initio$ it costs a+ainst res(ondents erein$ te Ceb,

ome and 'nd,stria S,((5 and Antonio L,a. 't is so ordered.

Re5es$ ).B.L.$ DiGon$ Ma=ainta$ adivar$ SanceG$ Castro$ ;ernando and

Ca(istrano$ )).$ conc,r.

Orders and rits o1 (reiminar5 in:,nction decared n, and void.

Note.6See te annotation on <Labor 'n:,nctions$< 2! SCRA "-72. >$ 2 SCRA

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