In Re: Petition for the Decertification of Lakas ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa sa Sagara as Bargaining Representative

[OS-A-3-1-17. February 9, 2017.](ROIVA-LPO-C-02-18-7-16)IN RE: PETITION FOR THE DECERTIFICATION OF LAKAS NG NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA SAGARA AS BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVESAMAHAN NG MANGGAGAWA SA SAGARA-NAMAWU (SAMASA LOCAL 180), petitioner-appellant,LAKAS NG NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA SAGARA (LNMSMPIC-IN), respondent-appellee.RESOLUTIONThis resolves the Appeal filed by Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Sagara-Namawu Local 180 from the Order 1 issued by DOLE-Region IV-A Mediator-Arbiter Maureen Zena Serazon-Tongson, the dispositive of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition for decertification filed by Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Sagara-NAMAWU (SAMASA-Local 180) is hereby DENIED.SO ORDERED.The facts are as follows:On 18 July 2016, Samahan ng Mangagawa sa Sagara-Namawu (SAMASA Local 180, for brevity), filed a Petition for Decertification 2 of Lakas ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa sa Sagara (LNMSMPIC-IN, for brevity), as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of the employees of Sagara Metro Plastic Industrial Corporation (SAGARA, for brevity). It averred that LNMSMPIC-IN no longer enjoys the majority status of the bargaining unit it represents as the one hundred sixty-six (166) out of the two hundred twenty (220) members of the bargaining unit already withdrew their support.On 05 September...