Practice question
An employer lawfully files a certification-election petition and provides the required employee list. It later asks to remove a rival union from the ballot solely because management dislikes that union’s bargaining proposals. The employer says initiating the petition and supplying the list entitle it to full adversarial participation. Assess the argument.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9481_2007.html — RA 9481, section 12, inserting Labor Code Article 258-A: employer as bystander and limited participation.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/jul2013/gr_179146_2013.html — Holy Child Catholic School v. Sto. Tomas, G.R. 179146, July 23, 2013, main decision: employees’ free selection, employer opposition and collateral attacks.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/aug2022/gr_197089_2022.html — Asian Institute of Management Faculty Association v. Asian Institute of Management, G.R. 197089 and 207971, August 31, 2022, main decision: employer interference and disputed employee eligibility.
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