Part IV - THE APPROPRIATE BARGAINING UNIT U.P. v. Ferrer-Calleja, 211 SCRA 451 (1992); San Miguel Corp. v.

11 SCRA 451 (1992); San Miguel Corp. v. Laguesma, 236

A. Law and Definition
IR, Book V, Rule 1, Sec. 1 (d); “Bargaining Unit” refers to a group of employees sharing
mutual interests within a given employer unit, comprised of all or less than all of the entire body
of employees in the employer unit or any specific occupational or geographical grouping within
such employer unit.
SCRA 595 (1994); San Miguel Foods, Inc. v. San Miguel Corp. Supervisors and
Exempt Union, G.R. No. 146206; August 1, 2011; Ang Lee v. Samahang Manggagawa
ng Super Lamination, G.R. No. 193816, November 21, 2016
2. Unit Severance and Globe Doctrine
Mechanical Depart Labor Union v. CIR, 24 SCRA 925 (1968)

3. Size of Unit and Effect on Self-Organization

Filoil Refinery Corporation v. Filoil Supervisory and Confidential Employees

Association, 46 SCRA 512 (1972)

4. Effect of Prior Agreement

General Rubber and Footwear Corp. v. BLR, 155 SCRA 283 (1997)

C. Determining Agency

Filoil Refinery Corporation v. Filoil Supervisory and Confidential Employees

Association, 46 SCRA 512 (1972);

IR, Book V, Rule I, Sec. 1(ii); “Med-Arbiter” refers to an officer in the Regional Office or in
the Bureau authorized to hear and decide representation cases, inter/intra-union disputes and
other related labor relations disputes, except cancellation of union registration cases.

Rule VIII, Section 2. Where to file. - A petition for certification election shall be filed with the
Regional Office which issued the petitioning union's certificate of registration/certificate of creation
of chartered local. The petition shall be heard and resolved by the Med-Arbiter. Where two or
more petitions involving the same bargaining unit are filed in one Regional Office, the same shall
be automatically consolidated with the Med-Arbiter who first acquired jurisdiction. Where the
petitions are filed in different Regional Offices, the Regional Office in which the petition was first
Belyca Corporation v. Calleja, 168 SCRA 184 (1988) filed shall exclude all others; in which case, the latter shall indorse the petition to the former for
consolidation.
B. Determination of Appropriate Bargaining Unit
1. Factors – Unit Determination