The DLTB Labor Union – Philippine Trade and General Workers Organization is the legitimate and duly certified sole and existing bargaining agent of all the rank and file employees of embattled bus company, DLTB Co. The strike being conducted by members of the Alliance of Genuine Labor Organizations (AGLO) is illegal.

Last April 8, 2015, the DLTB Labor Union, an affiliate of the PTGWO-TUCP, the largest labor organization in the country, won in the certification election. This is a legal process to determine who should represent the employees of a company as a union. The affiliate of AGLO lost. On August 25, 2015 the DLU-PTGWO entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the DLTB Co. The CBA was ratified by the employees and has since become effective and being implemented.

There is an issue of the AGLO allegedly getting the support of employees and has since become the new union of DLTB. This is not allowed under the law. There is a 5-year ban for a new union to enter. This is to preserve industrial peace and is the main objective of unionism. 

AGLO conducted a strike because their union is not being recognized.  Their officers are not being recognized. The union dues being paid by the workers are not going to them. It is about the money of the union members. Still, this representation issue is now the subject of an interpleader case filed by the management of DLTB Co.

The strike is illegal because AGLO is not certified bargaining agent of the workers of DLTB Co. The legitimate union is DLTB Labor Union – PTGWO.

The strike is illegal because the union cannot conduct a strike on the issue of representation. This is prohibited by law. The other issues being said are belatedly being raised. The alleged issue of 13^th month pay was not discussed in the NCMB. The alleged issue of underpayment is pending with the NLRC.

The strike is illegal because Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello, III already issued an assumption of jurisdiction (AJ) ordering the strikers to enjoin or cease and desist from striking. This is being blatantly violated by AGLO.

            The strike is illegal because illegal acts were committed during the strike, which includes the blocking of a bus in the gate of DLTB. There is also harassment of drivers and conductors who do not want to join the strike, which resulted to thousands of passengers being stranded.