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public bidding for a five-year contract for the right to operate and/or manage the
transportation services inside the naval base.
This bidding was won by Santiago Guerrero owner-operator of Guerreros Transport
Services, Inc. over Concepcion F. Blaylock, the then incumbent concessionaire doing
business under the name of Blaylock Transport Services, whose 395 employees
are members of [respondent] union BTEA-Kilusan
(January 1, 1973) Santiago Guerrero, after the commencement of its operation,
refused to employ the members of the respondent union.
(January 12, 1975) The latter filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations
Commission (NLRC Case No. 214) against Guerreros Transport Services, Inc. and
Santiago Guerrero to compel them to employ its members pursuant to Article 1,
Sec. 2 of the RP-US Base Agreement dated May 27, 1968.
March 13, 1973 This case was dismissed by the NLRC upon Guerreros motion to
dismiss on jurisdictional grounds, there being no employer-employee relationship
between the parties.
March 26, 1973 Respondent union appealed before the Secretary of the Department
of Labor, who, instead o f deciding the appeal, remanded the case for review to the
NLRC which, subsequently summoned both parties to a series of conferences.
October 11, 1973 NLRC issued a resolution ordering Guerreo
October 11, 1975 Respondent Labor Arbiter De los Reyes and Sheriff Jose
Cruz filed their Comment by way of answer to the petition, explaining the
legal justifications of their action on the premises
October 11, 1975 Respondent union filed a motion to lift the temporary
restraining order of October 6, 1975
October 15, 1975 lifted