SECOND DIVISION
[G.R. No. 174179 : November 16, 2011]
KAISAHAN AT KAPATIRAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA AT KAWANI SA MWC-EAST ZONE UNION AND EDUARDO BORELA, REPRESENTING ITS MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. MANILA WATER COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT.
D E C I S I O N
BRION, J.:
We resolve the petition for review on certiorari1 filed by the petitioners, Kaisahan at Kapatiran ng mga Manggagawa at Kawani sa MWC-East Zone Union (Union) and Eduardo Borela, assailing the decision2 and the resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 83654.4
The Factual Antecedents
The background facts are not disputed and are summarized below.
The Union is the duly-recognized bargaining agent of the rank-and-file employees of the respondent Manila Water Company, Inc. (Company) while Borela is the Union President.5 On February 21, 1997, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) entered into a Concession Agreement (Agreement) with the Company to privatize the operations of the MWSS.6 Article 6.1.3 of the Agreement provides that the Concessionaire shall grant [its] employees benefits no less favorable than those granted to MWSS employees at the time of [their] separation from MWSS.