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Vassar Industries Employees Union vs. Estrella, et al

VASSAR INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEES UNION (VIEU), petitioner, vs. HON. FRANCISCO L. ESTRELLA; as Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Relations, ASSOCIATED LABOR UNIONS (ALU), and VASSAR INDUSTRIES, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-46562 | 1978-03-31

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

There appears to be as yet a failure to grasp the scope and amplitude of the constitutional right to freedom of association. 1 That seems to be the only explanation, but certainly not the justification, for the refusal of respondent Francisco L. Estrella, then the Acting Director of the Bureau of Labor Relations, to register petitioner Vassar Industries Employees Union. 2 His communication to that effect is worded thus: "We are hereby returning the application for registration of the [Vassar Industries Employees Union] together with all the accompanying documents with the information that the application is...