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International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. vs. Secretary Of Labor, Et Al.

INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., petitioner, vs. HON. SECRETARY OF LABOR and ASSOCIATED LABOR UNION (ALU), respondents.

G.R. Nos. 92981-83 | 1992-01-09

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

The issue before us is whether or not the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment has the power to assume jurisdiction over a labor dispute and its incidental controversies, including unfair labor practice cases, causing or likely to cause a strike or lockout in an industry indispensable to the national interest.

The operative facts which culminated in the present recourse are undisputed.

Prior to the expiration on January 1, 1989 of the collective bargaining agreement between petitioner International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (hereafter, Company) and the Associated Labor Union (Union, for...