Case No.
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GR No. 82225 Filsyn Employees Chapter vs Drilon
Issues already brought before compulsory arbitration. In view of the provisions of the second paragraph
of Article 264 [a] of the Labor Code, a strike or lockout is illegal if declared while a certain case is
pending involving the same grounds for the strike or lockout. (Bulletin Publishing Corporation vs.
Sanchez, 144 SCRA 428). Thus, a strike conducted during the pendency of the compulsory arbitration
proceedings on a labor dispute certified to the NLRC for compulsory arbitration is illegal