The Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP party-list) strongly supports members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (Palea) on their protest action against the impending termination of 2,600 employees.
President Aquino is being badly advised by functionaries and factotums on the possibility of bringing up the criminal charges. Workers are merely exercising their legitimate rights which outsourcing undermines. Philippine Airlines’ management decision to terminate regular rank-and-file employees is on its face a blatant violation of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).The present difficulties in the airline is caused by a labor dispute emanating from unfair labor practices committed by PAL management—a deliberate attack on the workers’ fundamental rights and core labor standards using the veil of corporate sustainability and competitiveness.
The Palace’s action will undermine the Constitution and create a chilling effect throughout the entire labor movement. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) cannot be built on workers being the whipping boys, sacrificial lambs as government follows the path of least resistance to curry favor with capital and oligarchs.
What we have now is a two-faced government: a liberal democrat with respect to the fight against grafters, and an outright reactionary with respect to workers. President Aquino must not be captive to his advisers. President Aquino has placed at risk the kind of gentler, kinder society that President Cory would wish. –Philippine Daily Inquirer
—HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA,
Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP party-list),
South Wing 204, House of Representatives,
Batasan 1126, Quezon City
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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