A03 Confederated Sons v Anakan

CONFEDERATED SONSV.ANAKAN LUMBERCO.( DI GEST BY LA CELEBRADO ) Con f ederat ed on S s ofLab or v s . AnakanLumberCompany,Uni t ed W orkers ’Uni on and Cou rtof I ndust ri al Rel at i on s . on G. R.No.L12503 p |ri l A29, 1960 | nE Ban c | on CJ cepci ,

FACTS: Conf ede r at ed Sons f Labor o c harg ed he t nak A anLum ber Com pany dan h te ni Ut ed W ok rer s ’ Uni onwi t h unf ai rl ab orpract i ces .I t ap pea rst hatUni t ed o Wk rers’ Uni onhas a em mbershi p ofmor e h t an1, 00 0 em poyees l oft he com pan y, wi t h whom i t en t ere di nt o a con t rac t en t i t l ed “ Col l ec t i ve argai B ni ng an d Cl osed hop S Agreem en t ” , Art i cl e I f o whi c h re ad s: “ That he t U NI ON sha l l havehe t exc l usi ve gh ri t , an d pri vi l egeo tsu pp l yt he COMPA NY wi t hs uc hl abor er s , em pl oy ees an d w or ker s as ar e nec es sar y n it he l ogg i ng,mecha ni cal , saw mi l l , offi ce, l ogp on ds,mot or ool ps,sec uri t y gu ard s a nd al l dep art men t s n ii t s m an y p hases op of erat i on s,except i ng su c h posi t i on s w hi ch re a hi gh l yt echn i cal an d confi den t i ali n c haract er an d/ or su c h posi t i on s w hi chcarry he t exer ci se of au t hori t y n it he n i t er est oft he C OMPANY whi c h exer c i se si n otmere l y c l er i c alorr ou t i nary i t w hi nt he co nt em pl at i onoft he aw l , an dt hatt he C OMPA NY ag re es ot em pl oy or hi rei n an y of i t s dep art men t s onl y su c h person or on spers w ho ar e m e mbe r s oft he N UI ON. ” Subsequ en t l y, 46 em pl oye esoft he o cm pa ny n a d m em bers oft he a sd i u ni onj oi ned Con f ed erat ed on Ss of Lab or , whi ch si an ot herl ab ororgan i zati on . As a on c sequ en ce, sai d 4 6 em pl oyees werexp e el l edf romUni t edWor kers’ Uni on , pu rs uan tt o t i s o cn st i t ut i onan d byl aw s. Ther eaf t er , Uni t edWor kers ’Uni ondem an ded f r om t he co mpa nyt he d i sm i ss aloft hes e 46em pl oyees . Upon t he a ut hori t y ofArt i cl e II ,t he com pa nydi sm i ss edsai d 46em pl oyees . I nasm uc h as ht ey are em bers m ofCon f ede r ate d S on s of Lab or ,t he at lt ercau sedhi s t un f ai r l abor racti p ce roceed p i ngs o t b e n i st i t ut ed . I SSU E: Whet herhe tA naka n Lumber Co. was boun d t o e xpel t he af or em ent i oned 46 em pl o ye e? s [ No] HELD: NO.Att heo ut s e t ,Uni t e dWo r ke r s ’ Uni o nl abo r se vi de nt l yunde rt hee r r o ne o usi mpr e s s i o n t hat sa i d Art i cl e II oft hei r on ct ract estab l i sh es a osed “cl sh op ”C a l g osedreem en Sh t op . agree ments ian agree ment her weby an em pl o yer bi nds i h l mse ft o h i r e onl y m em ber s of t he con t ract i ng u ni on who m us tc on t i nue o t e r mai n me mber s n i good s t an di ng o t kee . pt he i r ob j A“ c l o s e ds ho p”ma ybede fine dasane nt e r pr i s ei nwhi c h,agr e e me ntbe t we e nt hee mpl o y e r

an d hi s em pl oyees r h t o ei r epresentat r i ves, no p er son may e b em pl oyed n an iy or rt ce ai n ag reed ep a drt men t s of t he en t erpri se n u l ess he or sh e s, i be cf o om r es, dur a an t i d o n ,o ft he agre e me nt ,r e mai ns a m e mber i n good t an f or s di ng ani u onen t i rel y com pri sed ofor of whi ch t he em pl oyees n i n i t eres t are p a art . I nasm uc h as rt Ai c l e I ab ove quot ed oes d NOT provi de ht atem pl oy eesmu “ s tc ont i nue o t r em ai n mem bers i n goodan st di ng”ofUni t ed W ok rers ’Uni on“ t o keep t hei r obs, j ”t he C BA betw een t hem doesot nest abl i sha ‘ cl osed sh op , ” except i n a very i mi t l edsen se, nam el y,t hat t he ab lore rs , em pl oyees an d wor kers ag eng edby the pan com y a f t er he t si gn i ng of t he agree ment , mus t be e mm ber s f o Uni t ed W ok rer s’ Uni on. The agre em ent does notaff ec tt he ri gh t oft he com pan yt o ret ai n t hosel read a y wor ki ng t heref or on or bef ore d sai date, or t hose re hi d or pl em oyed sequ sub en t l y h t ere t o,whi l e h t ey ere w mem bers ofres pon den t uni on , but who,t herea f t er , resi gnor re a exp el l edt heref rom .