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Pasvil/Pascual Liner, Inc., Workers Union - Naflu, And Donato Bugtong, Pedro Fernando, Rodante Ambas, Rodolfo Pascual, Felizardo Gaspar, Conrado Clemente, Ponciano Gabriel Sr., Roberto Espejon, Marcelo Mojar Jr., Arnulfo German, Jose Ogao, Arnel Fortaleza, Merlito Dela Cruz, Rommel Buenavente, Manuel Trinidad, Joselito Mendiola, Pedro Ociones, Guillermo Naranjo And Fredenill Lazo, Petitioners Vs. National Labor Relations Commission And Pasvil/Pascual Liner, Inc., Respondents.

PASVIL/PASCUAL LINER, INC., WORKERS UNION - NAFLU, and DONATO BUGTONG, PEDRO FERNANDO, RODANTE AMBAS, RODOLFO PASCUAL, FELIZARDO GASPAR, CONRADO CLEMENTE, PONCIANO GABRIEL SR., ROBERTO ESPEJON, MARCELO MOJAR JR., ARNULFO GERMAN, JOSE OGAO, ARNEL FORTALEZA, MERLITO DELA CRUZ, ROMMEL BUENAVENTE, MANUEL TRINIDAD, JOSELITO MENDIOLA, PEDRO OCIONES, GUILLERMO NARANJO and FREDENILL LAZO, petitioners vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and PASVIL/PASCUAL LINER, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 124823 | 1999-07-28

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

THE RIGHT TO STRIKE is one of the rights recognized and guaranteed by the Constitution as an instrument of labor for its protection against management exploitation. By virtue of this right the workers are able to press their demands for better terms and conditions of employment with more energy and persuasiveness, poising the threat to strike as their reaction to their employer's intransigence. The strike is indeed a powerful weapon of the working class. But precisely, if not because of this, it must be handled carefully, like a sensitive explosive, lest it blows up in the workers' own hands.[1] Simply...