Sanyo v. Canizares

Facts:
• PSSLU (union) had an existing CBA with Sanyo.
•  The CBA contained
contained a union security clause.
clause. (aa e!"loyees
e!"loyees !ust #e
!e!#ers o$ the union $or continued e!"loy!ent)
• PSSLU wrote Sanyo that the !e!#ershi" o$ certain e!"loyees ha%e
#een cancelled $or anti&union' acti%ities' econo!ic sa#otage' threats'
coercion and inti!idation' disloyalty and $or oining another union
called A*A+.
• ,n accordance with the security clause o$ the CBA' Sanyo dis!issed
these e!"loyees.
•  The dis!issed
dis!issed e!"loyees -led a co!"laint withwith the L/C
L/C $or illegal
dis!issal. a!ed res"ondent were PSSLU and Sanyo.
• PSSLU -led a !otion to dis!iss the co!"laint alleging that the La#or
Ar#iter was without urisdiction o%er the case' relying on Article 012(c)
o$ the La#or Code which "ro%ides that cases arising $ro! the
inter"retation
inter"retation or i!"le!entation o$ the CBA shall #e dis"osed o$ #y the
la#or ar#iter #y re$erring the sa!e to the grie%ance !achinery and
%oluntary ar#itration.
• e%ertheless' the La#or Ar#iter assu!ed urisdiction

ISSUE:
3hether or not the La#or Ar#iter has urisdiction o%er the case.

HELD:
• 3e hold that the La#or Ar#iter and not the 4rie%ance *achinery
"ro%ided $or in the CBA has the urisdiction to hear and decide the
case.
• 3hile it a""ears that the dis!issal o$ the "ri%ate res"ondents was
!ade u"on the reco!!endation o$ PSSLU "ursuant to the union
security clause "ro%ided in the CBA' 3e are o$ the o"inion that these
$acts do not co!e within the "hrase 5grie%ances arising
arising $ro! the
inter"retation
inter"retation or i!"le!entation o$ (their) Collecti%e Bargaining
Bargaining
Agree!ent
• T67 /UL7 ,S:,S: only dis"utes in%ol%ing the union and the co!"any shall
#e re$erred to the grie%ance !achinery or %oluntary ar#itrators.
o ,n the instant case' #oth the union and the co!"any are united
or ha%e co!e to an agree!ent regarding the dis!issal o$
"ri%ate res"onde
res"ondents.
nts.

o o grie%ance #etween the! exists which could #e #rought to a

grie%ance !achinery.
o  The "ro#le!
"ro#le! or dis"ute
dis"ute in the "resent
"resent case is #etween the union
union
and the co!"any on the one hand and so!e union and non&
union !e!#ers who were dis!issed' on the other hand.
o  The dis"ute has
has to #e settled
settled #e$ore an
an i!"artial #ody
#ody.. The
grie%ance !achinery with !e!#ers designated #y the union
 

and the co!"any cannot #e ex"ected to #e i!"artial against the

dis!issed e!"loyees.
• Since there has already #een an actual ter!ination' the !atter $alls
within the urisdiction o$ the La#or Ar#iter.