History of Labor Law

PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE EXPORTERS,

INC., petitioner, 
vs.
HON. FRANKLIN M. DRILON
The non-impairment clause of the Constitution, invoked by the
petitioner, must yield to the loftier purposes targetted by the
Government.  Freedom of contract and enterprise, like all other
freedoms, is not free from restrictions, more so in this jurisdiction,
where laissez faire has never been fully accepted as a controlling
economic way of life.

Constitutional Rights and Labor Laws

GLOBE-MACKAY CABLE AND RADIO
CORPORATION, petitioner, 
vs.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and IMELDA
SALAZAR, respondents.
both Charters (consti and Labor code) recognize "security of
tenure" as one of the rights of labor which the State is mandated
to protect.

SEC 4 – Freedom of Expression

PHIMCO INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner, 
vs.
PHIMCO INDUSTRIES LABOR ASSOCIATION (PILA)
To be legitimate, a strike should not be antithetical to public
welfare, and must be pursued within legal bounds. The right to
strike as a means of attaining social justice is never meant to
oppress or destroy anyone, least of all, the employer”
SEC 16 – Speedy Labor Justice
BIENVENIDO M. CADALIN, ET AL., petitioners, 
vs.
HON. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BROWN
& ROOT
It is true that the constitutional right to "a speedy disposition of
cases" is not limited to the accused in criminal proceedings but
extends to all parties in all cases, including civil and
administrative cases, and in all proceedings, including judicial and
quasi-judicial hearings.

Consti Provisions not Applicable to Labor Law – Due

Process
WENPHIL CORPORATION, petitioner, 
vs.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
The failure of petitioner to give private respondent the benefit of
a hearing before he was dismissed constitutes an infringement of
his constitutional right to due process of law and equal protection
of the laws. The standards of due process in judicial as well as
administrative proceedings have long been established. In its
bare minimum due process of law simply means giving notice and
opportunity to be heard before judgment is rendered.