Delfin vs.

Inciong 192 SCRA 151 FACTS: On February 11, 1964 Atlantic Container Corporation (Atlantic) and Federation of Democratic Labor Union (F!DLU) e"ecuted a collecti#e bar$ainin$ a$reement (C%A) &'ic' &a amended on Au$u t (1, 1964, claimin$ t'at Atlantic and it )eneral *ana$er, pri#ate re pondent +oberto ,acinto, refu ed to implement t'e C%A, and it amendment, petitioner and F!DLU truc- on February 16, 1966 and filed a ca e &it' t'e C.+ c'ar$in$ Atlantic, +oberto ,acinto and /edy ,acinto for unfair labor practice on 0o#ember 16, 19123 C.+ rendered it deci ion on t'e ca e tatin$ t'at Atlantic and +oberto ,acinto &ere $uilty of unfair labor practice , to cea e and de i t from committin$ t'e ame and rein tate t'e tri-in$ complainant &it'out lo of eniority and pri#ile$e 3 Con iderin$, 'o&e#er, t'at not all t'e complainant e#inced t'eir de ire to pro ecute t'e ca e, t'e a&ard i e"tended to only t'o e &'o te tified and pre ented t'eir re pecti#e manife tation of pro ecutin$ t'eir cau e of action3 4etitioner &ere ordered rein tated on 0o#ember 21, 1912 and December 6, 1912, t'e Atlantic Container !mployee Or$ani5ation and F!DLU filed motion to recon ider afore aid deci ion for t'e rein tatement of all petitioner 'erein, but t'e C.+ denied t'e motion for bein$ pro forma and for 'a#in$ been filed out of time3 6'en t'e C.+ &a aboli 'ed, t'eir ca e &a tran ferred to t'e 0L+C &'ere t'e 0L+C Arbiter ,o e 73 Collado rendered a deci ion t'at Atlantic, +oberto ,acinto, et al3 &ere ordered 8ointly and e#erally to rein tate complainant &it'out lo of eniority ri$'t and ot'er pri#ile$e , but a$ain not all petitioner &ere included for rein tatement3 7'e re pondent filed an appeal &it' t'e 0L+C to et a ide t'e deci ion of 0L+C Arbiter ,o e Collado and di mi t'e complaint for unfair labor practice &'ic' &a $ained by 0L+C on 9eptember 1:, 19163 7'e di mi al &a ba ed on t'e follo&in$ $round ; (1) re 8udicata in &'ic' t'eir ca e to a barred by a prior 8ud$ment< (2) t'e petitioner cau e of action 'a pre cribed< and (() t'at Atlantic and .nland .ndu trie , .nc3 &ere di tinct and eparate entitie 3 7'e petitioner t'en appealed to t'e 9ecretary of Labor t'rou$' re pondent Deputy *ini ter Amado .ncion$, but t'e re pondent affirmed t'e deci ion of t'e 0L+C3 On ,uly (, 19=9, petitioner filed petition c'ar$in$ public re pondent 0L+C and *ini ter Amado .ncion$ &it' $ra#e abu e of di cretion in annullin$ t'e

deci ion of t'e Labor Arbiter and orderin$ t'e di mi complaint for unfair labor practice 3

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ISSUE: 6'et'er or not t'e 0L+C and re pondent *ini ter Amado .ncion$ acted &it' $ra#e abu e of di cretion in annullin$ t'e deci ion of t'e Labor Arbiter and orderin$ t'e di mi al of t'e unfair labor practice complaint and &a barred by t'e principle re 8udicata HELD: 9ince t'e 8ud$ment 'a become final and e"ecutory t'e ub e>uent filin$ of anot'er unfair labor practice c'ar$ed a$ain t Atlantic for t'e ame #iolation committed durin$ it e"i tence, i barred by re 8udicata, t'e brin$in$ of t'e ame action in t'e name of t'e indi#idual member of t'e union &ill not ta-e out t'e ca e from ambit of t'e principle of re 8udicata3