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Bisig Ng Manggagawa Sa Concrete Aggregates, Inc., Vs. Nat'l. Labor Relations Com., Et Al.

BISIG NG MANGGAGAWA SA CONCRETE AGGREGATES, INC., (BIMCAI) FSM, AND ITS UNION OFFICERS & MEMBERS, ETC., petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER ERNILO V. PE?ALOSA AND CONCRETE AGGREGATES CORP., respondents.

G.R. No. 105090 | 1993-09-16

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

The restoration of the right to strike is the most valuable gain of labor after the EDSA revolution. It is the employees' sole weapon which can effectively protect their basic rights especially in a society where the levers of powers are nearly monopolized by the propertied few or their franchisees. In recognition of its importance, our Constitution has accorded the right to strike a distinct status while our laws have assured that its rightful exercise will not be negated by the issuance of unnecessary injunctions. The impugned Order of the public respondents in the case at bar infringes petitioners' right to...